#3CA4A4#3CA4A4
#3CA4A4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.094 H 195.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA4A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 164, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 46%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 63%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.4%, 0%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.82, -29.19, -8.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.82, 30.49, 196.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.99% -0.0906 -0.0245) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.99% 0.094 195.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8368, 30.1895, 39.7911) |
| Luminance | 0.3019 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.54
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.84
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.32
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.64
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.41
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA4A4 #A43C3C
analogous
#3CA470 #3CA4A4 #3C70A4
triadic
#3CA4A4 #A43CA4 #A4A43C
tetradic
#3CA4A4 #703CA4 #A43C3C #70A43C
square
#3CA4A4 #703CA4 #A43C3C #70A43C
split-complementary
#3CA4A4 #A43C70 #A4703C
monochromatic
#1B4A4A #2C7777 #3CA4A4 #5AC3C3 #87D3D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.98
#3CA4A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.04
#3CA4A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA4A4
7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA4A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA4A4 | 1.00 | 2.98 | 7.04 | 7.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9CA4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8990A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca4a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 164, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.094 195.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fbfbe',
500: '#3ca4a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca4a4; $custom-light: #7fbfbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca4a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 164,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 46.429,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6599,
"c": 0.09386,
"h": 195.1
},
"luminance": 0.30192
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA4A4
secondary
#BD7E7E
accent
#5252D6
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181