#3CA9BB#3CA9BB
#3CA9BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.329; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.100 H 210.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA9BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 169, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 51%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.9%, 9.6%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.10, -24.81, -18.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.10, 30.82, 216.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.08% -0.086 -0.0508) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.08% 0.1 210.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0173, 32.9216, 52.0401) |
| Luminance | 0.3292 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.98
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.98
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.49
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.69
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 11.04
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 11.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA9BB #BB4E3C
analogous
#3CBB8D #3CA9BB #3C69BB
triadic
#3CA9BB #BB3CA9 #A9BB3C
tetradic
#3CA9BB #8D3CBB #BB4E3C #69BB3C
square
#3CA9BB #8D3CBB #BB4E3C #69BB3C
split-complementary
#3CA9BB #BB3C69 #BB8D3C
monochromatic
#1E555E #2D7F8D #3CA9BB #66BFCE #95D3DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.77
#3CA9BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.58
#3CA9BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA9BB
7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA9BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA9BB | 1.00 | 2.77 | 7.58 | 7.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA3BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8896BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca9bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 169, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.100 210.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82c3cf',
500: '#3ca9bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca9bb; $custom-light: #82c3cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca9bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 169,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.504,
"s": 51.417,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68082,
"c": 0.09988,
"h": 210.6
},
"luminance": 0.32924
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA9BB
secondary
#C8938B
accent
#614DDB
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182