#3CA6AC#3CA6AC
#3CA6AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.312; OKLCH L 66.8% C 0.095 H 200.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA6AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 166, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 48%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 65%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.1%, 3.5%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.68, -27.83, -12.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.68, 30.32, 203.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.77% -0.0892 -0.0333) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.77% 0.095 200.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9429, 31.2091, 43.8366) |
| Luminance | 0.3121 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.74
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.33
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.69
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.74
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.01
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA6AC #AC423C
analogous
#3CAC7A #3CA6AC #3C6EAC
triadic
#3CA6AC #AC3CA6 #A6AC3C
tetradic
#3CA6AC #7A3CAC #AC423C #6EAC3C
square
#3CA6AC #7A3CAC #AC423C #6EAC3C
split-complementary
#3CA6AC #AC3C6E #AC7A3C
monochromatic
#1C4E51 #2C7A7F #3CA6AC #5EC1C7 #8CD3D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.90
#3CA6AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.24
#3CA6AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA6AC
7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA6AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA6AC | 1.00 | 2.90 | 7.24 | 7.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9FAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8992AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca6ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 166, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.8% 0.095 200.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c1c4',
500: '#3ca6ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca6ac; $custom-light: #80c1c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca6ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 166,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.214,
"s": 48.276,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66775,
"c": 0.09524,
"h": 200.5
},
"luminance": 0.31212
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA6AC
secondary
#C18682
accent
#5750D8
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181