#3CA5A0#3CA5A0
#3CA5A0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.095 H 190.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA5A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 165, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 47%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 64%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.6%, 0%, 3%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.00, -30.81, -6.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.00, 31.45, 191.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.1% -0.0935 -0.0176) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.1% 0.095 190.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6609, 30.4066, 37.9784) |
| Luminance | 0.3041 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.89
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.16
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.27
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.92
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.19
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA5A0 #A53C41
analogous
#3CA56C #3CA5A0 #3C76A5
triadic
#3CA5A0 #A03CA5 #A5A03C
tetradic
#3CA5A0 #6C3CA5 #A53C41 #76A53C
square
#3CA5A0 #6C3CA5 #A53C41 #76A53C
split-complementary
#3CA5A0 #A53C76 #A56C3C
monochromatic
#1B4B49 #2C7874 #3CA5A0 #5BC3BE #88D4D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#3CA5A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.08
#3CA5A0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA5A0
7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA5A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA5A0 | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.08 | 7.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 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)
#9C9DA0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C91A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca5a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 165, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.095 190.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc0bc',
500: '#3ca5a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca5a0; $custom-light: #7fc0bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca5a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 165,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.143,
"s": 46.667,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.661,
"c": 0.09512,
"h": 190.6
},
"luminance": 0.30409
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA5A0
secondary
#BE7F82
accent
#5158D6
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181