#3CA99C#3CA99C
#3CA99C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.317; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.100 H 184.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA99C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 169, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 48%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 64%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.5%, 0%, 7.7%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.12, -33.82, -2.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.12, 33.91, 184.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.97% -0.0996 -0.007) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.97% 0.1 184) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0494, 31.7345, 36.4094) |
| Luminance | 0.3174 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.55
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.98
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.31
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.36
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.56
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA99C #A93C49
analogous
#3CA966 #3CA99C #3C80A9
triadic
#3CA99C #9C3CA9 #A99C3C
tetradic
#3CA99C #663CA9 #A93C49 #80A93C
square
#3CA99C #663CA9 #A93C49 #80A93C
split-complementary
#3CA99C #A93C80 #A9663C
monochromatic
#1C4F49 #2C7C72 #3CA99C #5DC5B9 #8AD5CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.86
#3CA99C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.35
#3CA99C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA99C
7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA99C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA99C | 1.00 | 2.86 | 7.35 | 7.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1A09C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91949D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca99c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 169, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.100 184.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc3b9',
500: '#3ca99c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca99c; $custom-light: #7fc3b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca99c",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 169,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.844,
"s": 47.598,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6697,
"c": 0.09983,
"h": 184
},
"luminance": 0.31737
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA99C
secondary
#C08188
accent
#5161D7
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1211
muted
#7C8180