#3CA4A5#3CA4A5
#3CA4A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.094 H 196.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA4A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 164, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 47%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 64%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.6%, 0.6%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.85, -28.90, -9.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.85, 30.37, 197.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.03% -0.0902 -0.0259) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.03% 0.094 196) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9275, 30.2258, 40.2686) |
| Luminance | 0.3023 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.71
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.81
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.57
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.99
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.26
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA4A5 #A53D3C
analogous
#3CA572 #3CA4A5 #3C70A5
triadic
#3CA4A5 #A53CA4 #A4A53C
tetradic
#3CA4A5 #723CA5 #A53D3C #70A53C
square
#3CA4A5 #723CA5 #A53D3C #70A53C
split-complementary
#3CA4A5 #A53C70 #A5723C
monochromatic
#1B4B4B #2C7778 #3CA4A5 #5BC2C3 #88D3D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.98
#3CA4A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.05
#3CA4A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA4A5
7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA4A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA4A5 | 1.00 | 2.98 | 7.05 | 7.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999CA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8990A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca4a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 164, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.094 196.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fbfbf',
500: '#3ca4a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca4a5; $custom-light: #7fbfbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca4a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 164,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.571,
"s": 46.667,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66025,
"c": 0.09382,
"h": 196
},
"luminance": 0.30228
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA4A5
secondary
#BE7F7F
accent
#5351D6
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181