#3CA6AE#3CA6AE
#3CA6AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.313; OKLCH L 66.8% C 0.095 H 202.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA6AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 166, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 49%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 66%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.5%, 4.6%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.75, -27.24, -13.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.75, 30.20, 205.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.85% -0.0884 -0.0361) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.85% 0.095 202.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1364, 31.2865, 44.8558) |
| Luminance | 0.3129 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.77
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.84
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.33
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.43
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.74
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA6AE #AE443C
analogous
#3CAE7D #3CA6AE #3C6DAE
triadic
#3CA6AE #AE3CA6 #A6AE3C
tetradic
#3CA6AE #7D3CAE #AE443C #6DAE3C
square
#3CA6AE #7D3CAE #AE443C #6DAE3C
split-complementary
#3CA6AE #AE3C6D #AE7D3C
monochromatic
#1D4F53 #2C7B80 #3CA6AE #5FC1C8 #8DD2D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.89
#3CA6AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.26
#3CA6AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA6AE
7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA6AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA6AE | 1.00 | 2.89 | 7.26 | 7.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9FAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8992AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca6ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 166, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.8% 0.095 202.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c0c6',
500: '#3ca6ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca6ae; $custom-light: #80c0c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca6ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 166,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.211,
"s": 48.718,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66849,
"c": 0.09547,
"h": 202.3
},
"luminance": 0.31289
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA6AE
secondary
#C28883
accent
#5950D8
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182