#3CA8B3#3CA8B3
#3CA8B3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.322; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.097 H 204.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA8B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 168, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 66%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 6.1%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.52, -26.74, -14.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.52, 30.51, 208.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.53% -0.0883 -0.0407) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.53% 0.097 204.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9993, 32.2179, 47.5930) |
| Luminance | 0.3222 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.67
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.49
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.25
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.62
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 10.51
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA8B3 #B3473C
analogous
#3CB383 #3CA8B3 #3C6DB3
triadic
#3CA8B3 #B33CA8 #A8B33C
tetradic
#3CA8B3 #833CB3 #B3473C #6DB33C
square
#3CA8B3 #833CB3 #B3473C #6DB33C
split-complementary
#3CA8B3 #B33C6D #B3833C
monochromatic
#1D5257 #2D7D85 #3CA8B3 #62C1CA #90D3DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#3CA8B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.44
#3CA8B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA8B3
7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA8B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA8B3 | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.44 | 7.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA1B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8994B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca8b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 168, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.097 204.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c2c9',
500: '#3ca8b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca8b3; $custom-light: #81c2c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca8b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 168,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.546,
"s": 49.791,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67528,
"c": 0.09725,
"h": 204.7
},
"luminance": 0.32221
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA8B3
secondary
#C58C86
accent
#5B4ED9
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182