#3CA6B8#3CA6B8
#3CA6B8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.317; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.098 H 210.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA6B8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 166, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 51%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 67%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.4%, 9.8%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.09, -24.21, -18.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.09, 30.25, 216.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.23% -0.0841 -0.0504) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.23% 0.098 210.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1478, 31.6911, 50.1825) |
| Luminance | 0.3169 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.73
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.64
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.26
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.35
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.72
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA6B8 #B84E3C
analogous
#3CB88C #3CA6B8 #3C68B8
triadic
#3CA6B8 #B83CA6 #A6B83C
tetradic
#3CA6B8 #8C3CB8 #B84E3C #68B83C
square
#3CA6B8 #8C3CB8 #B84E3C #68B83C
split-complementary
#3CA6B8 #B83C68 #B88C3C
monochromatic
#1E535C #2D7C8A #3CA6B8 #65BECD #93D1DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.86
#3CA6B8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.34
#3CA6B8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA6B8
7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA6B8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA6B8 | 1.00 | 2.86 | 7.34 | 7.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A0B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8593B8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca6b8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 166, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.098 210.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c0cd',
500: '#3ca6b8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca6b8; $custom-light: #81c0cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca6b8",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 166,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.71,
"s": 50.82,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67233,
"c": 0.09808,
"h": 210.9
},
"luminance": 0.31694
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA6B8
secondary
#C79289
accent
#624DDA
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182