#3CA6A5#3CA6A5
#3CA6A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.309; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.095 H 194.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA6A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 166, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 47%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 64%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.9%, 0%, 0.6%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.46, -29.87, -8.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.46, 31.04, 195.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.52% -0.0923 -0.0234) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.52% 0.095 194.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2882, 30.9473, 40.3888) |
| Luminance | 0.3095 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.63
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.80
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.26
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.62
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.32
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA6A5 #A63C3D
analogous
#3CA670 #3CA6A5 #3C72A6
triadic
#3CA6A5 #A53CA6 #A6A53C
tetradic
#3CA6A5 #703CA6 #A63C3D #72A63C
square
#3CA6A5 #703CA6 #A63C3D #72A63C
split-complementary
#3CA6A5 #A63C72 #A6703C
monochromatic
#1C4C4C #2C7978 #3CA6A5 #5BC4C3 #88D4D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.92
#3CA6A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.19
#3CA6A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA6A5
7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA6A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA6A5 | 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)
#9C9EA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B92A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca6a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 166, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.095 194.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc1bf',
500: '#3ca6a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca6a5; $custom-light: #7fc1bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca6a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 166,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.434,
"s": 46.903,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66523,
"c": 0.09522,
"h": 194.2
},
"luminance": 0.3095
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA6A5
secondary
#BE7F80
accent
#5153D7
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181