#3CA4AE#3CA4AE
#3CA4AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.095 H 204.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA4AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 164, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 49%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 66%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.5%, 5.7%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.14, -26.24, -13.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.14, 29.73, 208.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.36% -0.0862 -0.0387) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.36% 0.095 204.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7756, 30.5651, 44.7355) |
| Luminance | 0.3057 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.74
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.78
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.72
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.42
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.07
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 10.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA4AE #AE463C
analogous
#3CAE7F #3CA4AE #3C6BAE
triadic
#3CA4AE #AE3CA4 #A4AE3C
tetradic
#3CA4AE #7F3CAE #AE463C #6BAE3C
square
#3CA4AE #7F3CAE #AE463C #6BAE3C
split-complementary
#3CA4AE #AE3C6B #AE7F3C
monochromatic
#1D4E53 #2C7980 #3CA4AE #5FBFC8 #8DD1D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#3CA4AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.11
#3CA4AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA4AE
7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA4AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA4AE | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.11 | 7.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979DAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8691AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca4ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 164, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.095 204.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80bfc6',
500: '#3ca4ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca4ae; $custom-light: #80bfc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca4ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 164,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.263,
"s": 48.718,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66356,
"c": 0.09454,
"h": 204.2
},
"luminance": 0.30568
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA4AE
secondary
#C28983
accent
#5C50D8
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182