#3CA49E#3CA49E
#3CA49E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.095 H 189.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA49E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 164, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 46%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 63%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.4%, 0%, 3.7%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.64, -30.89, -5.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.64, 31.42, 190.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.78% -0.0933 -0.016) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.78% 0.095 189.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3077, 29.9779, 37.0045) |
| Luminance | 0.2998 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.51
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.36
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.82
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.85
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.06
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA49E #A43C42
analogous
#3CA46A #3CA49E #3C76A4
triadic
#3CA49E #9E3CA4 #A49E3C
tetradic
#3CA49E #6A3CA4 #A43C42 #76A43C
square
#3CA49E #6A3CA4 #A43C42 #76A43C
split-complementary
#3CA49E #A43C76 #A46A3C
monochromatic
#1B4A48 #2C7773 #3CA49E #5AC3BD #87D3CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#3CA49E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.00
#3CA49E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA49E
7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA49E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA49E | 1.00 | 3.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B9C9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B909F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca49e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 164, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.095 189.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fbfba',
500: '#3ca49e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca49e; $custom-light: #7fbfba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca49e",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 164,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.538,
"s": 46.429,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65782,
"c": 0.09467,
"h": 189.7
},
"luminance": 0.2998
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA49E
secondary
#BD7E82
accent
#5259D6
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1211
muted
#7C8180