#3CA4AB#3CA4AB
#3CA4AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.094 H 201.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA4AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 164, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 48%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 65%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.9%, 4.1%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.04, -27.14, -12.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.04, 29.85, 204.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.24% -0.0875 -0.0344) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.24% 0.094 201.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4864, 30.4494, 43.2124) |
| Luminance | 0.3045 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.49
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.42
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.68
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.40
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.17
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA4AB #AB433C
analogous
#3CAB7B #3CA4AB #3C6CAB
triadic
#3CA4AB #AB3CA4 #A4AB3C
tetradic
#3CA4AB #7B3CAB #AB433C #6CAB3C
square
#3CA4AB #7B3CAB #AB433C #6CAB3C
split-complementary
#3CA4AB #AB3C6C #AB7B3C
monochromatic
#1C4D50 #2C797E #3CA4AB #5EC0C6 #8BD2D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.96
#3CA4AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.09
#3CA4AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA4AB
7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA4AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA4AB | 1.00 | 2.96 | 7.09 | 7.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989DAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8791AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca4ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 164, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.094 201.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80bfc4',
500: '#3ca4ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca4ab; $custom-light: #80bfc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca4ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 164,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.784,
"s": 48.052,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66244,
"c": 0.09407,
"h": 201.5
},
"luminance": 0.30452
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA4AB
secondary
#C18682
accent
#5950D8
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181