#3CAAA5#3CAAA5
#3CAAA5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.098 H 190.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CAAA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 170, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 48%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 65%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.7%, 0%, 2.9%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.69, -31.80, -6.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.69, 32.48, 191.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.52% -0.0965 -0.0184) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.52% 0.098 190.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0267, 32.4242, 40.6350) |
| Luminance | 0.3243 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.91
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.36
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.55
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.32
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.58
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CAAA5 #AA3C41
analogous
#3CAA6E #3CAAA5 #3C78AA
triadic
#3CAAA5 #A53CAA #AAA53C
tetradic
#3CAAA5 #6E3CAA #AA3C41 #78AA3C
square
#3CAAA5 #6E3CAA #AA3C41 #78AA3C
split-complementary
#3CAAA5 #AA3C78 #AA6E3C
monochromatic
#1C504D #2C7D79 #3CAAA5 #5DC6C1 #8BD6D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#3CAAA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.49
#3CAAA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CAAA5
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CAAA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CAAA5 | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.49 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A1A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9095A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3caaa5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 170, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.098 190.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c4bf',
500: '#3caaa5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3caaa5; $custom-light: #80c4bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3caaa5",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 170,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.273,
"s": 47.826,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67519,
"c": 0.09829,
"h": 190.8
},
"luminance": 0.32427
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CAAA5
secondary
#C08184
accent
#5057D7
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F7
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181