#3CA9AB#3CA9AB

#3CA9AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.323; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.097 H 196.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3CA9AB
RGB	rgb(60, 169, 171)
HSL	hsl(181, 48%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(181, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.9%, 1.2%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(63.57, -29.60, -10.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(63.57, 31.29, 198.90°)
OKLab	oklab(67.48% -0.0928 -0.0281)
OKLCH	oklch(67.48% 0.097 196.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.3989, 32.2743, 43.5166)
Luminance	0.3228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3CA9AB #AB3E3C

analogous

#3CAB75 #3CA9AB #3C71AB

triadic

#3CA9AB #AB3CA9 #A9AB3C

tetradic

#3CA9AB #753CAB #AB3E3C #71AB3C

square

#3CA9AB #753CAB #AB3E3C #71AB3C

split-complementary

#3CA9AB #AB3C71 #AB753C

monochromatic

#1C4F50 #2C7C7E #3CA9AB #5EC5C6 #8BD5D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.82

#3CA9AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.46

#3CA9AB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3CA9AB

7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3CA9AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3CA9AB	1.00	2.82	7.46	7.46
#FFFFFF	2.82	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9EA1AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D95AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00AEA9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9A9A9A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3ca9ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 169, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.097 196.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80c3c4',
    500: '#3ca9ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3ca9ab;
$custom-light: #80c3c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3ca9ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 169,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.081,
    "s": 48.052,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6748,
    "c": 0.09698,
    "h": 196.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.32277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3CA9AB

secondary

#C18382

accent

#5350D8

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F8

border

#CBD1D1

text

#0B1212

muted

#7C8181

Preview Lab

Preview with #3CA9AB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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