#3CA5B2#3CA5B2
#3CA5B2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.311; OKLCH L 66.8% C 0.096 H 206.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA5B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 165, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 66%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.3%, 7.3%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.58, -25.54, -15.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.58, 29.90, 211.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.75% -0.0856 -0.0431) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.75% 0.096 206.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3511, 31.0827, 46.8798) |
| Luminance | 0.3109 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.05
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.40
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.89
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.34
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.32
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA5B2 #B2493C
analogous
#3CB284 #3CA5B2 #3C6AB2
triadic
#3CA5B2 #B23CA5 #A5B23C
tetradic
#3CA5B2 #843CB2 #B2493C #6AB23C
square
#3CA5B2 #843CB2 #B2493C #6AB23C
split-complementary
#3CA5B2 #B23C6A #B2843C
monochromatic
#1D5056 #2D7B84 #3CA5B2 #61BECA #8FD1D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.91
#3CA5B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.22
#3CA5B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA5B2
7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA5B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA5B2 | 1.00 | 2.91 | 7.22 | 7.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979FB3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8692B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca5b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 165, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.8% 0.096 206.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c0c9',
500: '#3ca5b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca5b2; $custom-light: #81c0c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca5b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 165,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.61,
"s": 49.58,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66754,
"c": 0.09585,
"h": 206.7
},
"luminance": 0.31085
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA5B2
secondary
#C48D86
accent
#5E4FD9
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182