#3CA5AF#3CA5AF
#3CA5AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.310; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.095 H 204.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA5AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 165, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 49%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 66%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.7%, 5.7%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.48, -26.44, -14.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.48, 29.93, 207.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.64% -0.0869 -0.0388) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.64% 0.095 204.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0532, 30.9635, 45.3107) |
| Luminance | 0.3097 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.51
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.90
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.85
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.27
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.31
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 10.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA5AF #AF463C
analogous
#3CAF7F #3CA5AF #3C6BAF
triadic
#3CA5AF #AF3CA5 #A5AF3C
tetradic
#3CA5AF #7F3CAF #AF463C #6BAF3C
square
#3CA5AF #7F3CAF #AF463C #6BAF3C
split-complementary
#3CA5AF #AF3C6B #AF7F3C
monochromatic
#1D4F54 #2C7A81 #3CA5AF #60BFC8 #8DD2D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.92
#3CA5AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.19
#3CA5AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA5AF
7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA5AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA5AF | 1.00 | 2.92 | 7.19 | 7.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989EB0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8792AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca5af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 165, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.095 204.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c0c6',
500: '#3ca5af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca5af; $custom-light: #80c0c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca5af",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 165,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.217,
"s": 48.936,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6664,
"c": 0.09517,
"h": 204.1
},
"luminance": 0.30966
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA5AF
secondary
#C38984
accent
#5B4FD8
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182