#3CA6AB#3CA6AB
#3CA6AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.312; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.095 H 199.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA6AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 166, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 48%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 65%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.9%, 2.9%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.65, -28.13, -11.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.65, 30.39, 202.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.74% -0.0897 -0.0319) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.74% 0.095 199.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8472, 31.1709, 43.3327) |
| Luminance | 0.3117 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.73
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.63
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.38
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.40
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.65
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA6AB #AB413C
analogous
#3CAB79 #3CA6AB #3C6EAB
triadic
#3CA6AB #AB3CA6 #A6AB3C
tetradic
#3CA6AB #793CAB #AB413C #6EAB3C
square
#3CA6AB #793CAB #AB413C #6EAB3C
split-complementary
#3CA6AB #AB3C6E #AB793C
monochromatic
#1C4E50 #2C7A7E #3CA6AB #5EC2C6 #8BD3D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.90
#3CA6AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.23
#3CA6AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA6AB
7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA6AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA6AB | 1.00 | 2.90 | 7.23 | 7.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9FAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8992AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca6ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 166, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.095 199.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c1c4',
500: '#3ca6ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca6ab; $custom-light: #80c1c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca6ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 166,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.703,
"s": 48.052,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66738,
"c": 0.09516,
"h": 199.6
},
"luminance": 0.31173
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA6AB
secondary
#C18582
accent
#5650D8
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181