#3CA5AD#3CA5AD

#3CA5AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.309; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.095 H 202.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3CA5AD
RGB	rgb(60, 165, 173)
HSL	hsl(184, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(184, 65%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.3%, 4.6%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(62.41, -27.04, -12.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(62.41, 30.00, 205.66°)
OKLab	oklab(66.57% -0.0877 -0.036)
OKLCH	oklch(66.57% 0.095 202.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.8582, 30.8855, 44.2839)
Luminance	0.3089 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3CA5AD #AD443C

analogous

#3CAD7C #3CA5AD #3C6CAD

triadic

#3CA5AD #AD3CA5 #A5AD3C

tetradic

#3CA5AD #7C3CAD #AD443C #6CAD3C

square

#3CA5AD #7C3CAD #AD443C #6CAD3C

split-complementary

#3CA5AD #AD3C6C #AD7C3C

monochromatic

#1C4E52 #2C7A80 #3CA5AD #5FC0C7 #8CD2D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.93

#3CA5AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.18

#3CA5AD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3CA5AD

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3CA5AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3CA5AD	1.00	2.93	7.18	7.18
#FFFFFF	2.93	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.18	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.18	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#999EAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8892AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00ABA7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#979797

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3ca5ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 165, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.095 202.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80c0c5',
    500: '#3ca5ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3ca5ad;
$custom-light: #80c0c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3ca5ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 165,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.248,
    "s": 48.498,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66565,
    "c": 0.09484,
    "h": 202.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.30888
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3CA5AD

secondary

#C28783

accent

#5950D8

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F7F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0B1212

muted

#7C8181

Preview Lab

Preview with #3CA5AD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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