#3CAA9A#3CAA9A
#3CAA9A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.320; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.102 H 181.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CAA9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 170, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 48%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 65%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.7%, 0%, 9.4%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.38, -34.83, -0.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.38, 34.84, 181.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.16% -0.1016 -0.003) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.16% 0.102 181.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0682, 32.0408, 35.5870) |
| Luminance | 0.3204 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.10
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.10
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.22
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.26
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.38
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CAA9A #AA3C4C
analogous
#3CAA63 #3CAA9A #3C83AA
triadic
#3CAA9A #9A3CAA #AA9A3C
tetradic
#3CAA9A #633CAA #AA3C4C #83AA3C
square
#3CAA9A #633CAA #AA3C4C #83AA3C
split-complementary
#3CAA9A #AA3C83 #AA633C
monochromatic
#1C5048 #2C7D71 #3CAA9A #5DC6B7 #8BD6CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#3CAA9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.41
#3CAA9A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CAA9A
7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CAA9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CAA9A | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.41 | 7.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A099
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92949B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3caa9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 170, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.102 181.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc4b7',
500: '#3caa9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3caa9a; $custom-light: #7fc4b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3caa9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 170,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.273,
"s": 47.826,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67158,
"c": 0.10162,
"h": 181.7
},
"luminance": 0.32043
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CAA9A
secondary
#C0818B
accent
#5064D7
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1211
muted
#7C8180