#3CA4AC#3CA4AC
#3CA4AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.094 H 202.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA4AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 164, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 48%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 65%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.1%, 4.7%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.07, -26.84, -12.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.07, 29.80, 205.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.28% -0.0871 -0.0359) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.28% 0.094 202.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5821, 30.4877, 43.7163) |
| Luminance | 0.3049 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.56
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.17
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.02
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.74
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.55
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA4AC #AC443C
analogous
#3CAC7C #3CA4AC #3C6CAC
triadic
#3CA4AC #AC3CA4 #A4AC3C
tetradic
#3CA4AC #7C3CAC #AC443C #6CAC3C
square
#3CA4AC #7C3CAC #AC443C #6CAC3C
split-complementary
#3CA4AC #AC3C6C #AC7C3C
monochromatic
#1C4D51 #2C797F #3CA4AC #5EBFC7 #8CD1D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.96
#3CA4AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.10
#3CA4AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA4AC
7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA4AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA4AC | 1.00 | 2.96 | 7.10 | 7.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989DAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8791AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca4ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 164, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.094 202.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80bfc4',
500: '#3ca4ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca4ac; $custom-light: #80bfc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca4ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 164,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.286,
"s": 48.276,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66281,
"c": 0.0942,
"h": 202.4
},
"luminance": 0.3049
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA4AC
secondary
#C18782
accent
#5A50D8
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181