#3CA4AA#3CA4AA
#3CA4AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.094 H 200.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA4AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 164, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 48%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 65%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.7%, 3.5%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.01, -27.43, -11.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.01, 29.91, 203.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.21% -0.088 -0.033) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.21% 0.094 200.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3915, 30.4114, 42.7123) |
| Luminance | 0.3041 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.45
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.69
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.35
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.07
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.80
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA4AA #AA423C
analogous
#3CAA79 #3CA4AA #3C6DAA
triadic
#3CA4AA #AA3CA4 #A4AA3C
tetradic
#3CA4AA #793CAA #AA423C #6DAA3C
square
#3CA4AA #793CAA #AA423C #6DAA3C
split-complementary
#3CA4AA #AA3C6D #AA793C
monochromatic
#1C4D50 #2C787D #3CA4AA #5DC0C6 #8BD2D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.96
#3CA4AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.08
#3CA4AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA4AA
7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA4AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA4AA | 1.00 | 2.96 | 7.08 | 7.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989DAB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8891AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca4aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 164, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.094 200.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80bfc3',
500: '#3ca4aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca4aa; $custom-light: #80bfc3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca4aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 164,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.273,
"s": 47.826,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66207,
"c": 0.09397,
"h": 200.6
},
"luminance": 0.30414
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA4AA
secondary
#C08581
accent
#5850D7
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181