#3CAAB3#3CAAB3
#3CAAB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.330; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.098 H 202.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CAAB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 170, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 66%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 5%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.13, -27.74, -13.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.13, 30.96, 206.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.02% -0.0904 -0.0382) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.02% 0.098 202.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3714, 32.9621, 47.7170) |
| Luminance | 0.3296 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.82
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.62
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.30
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.33
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.52
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CAAB3 #B3453C
analogous
#3CB381 #3CAAB3 #3C6FB3
triadic
#3CAAB3 #B33CAA #AAB33C
tetradic
#3CAAB3 #813CB3 #B3453C #6FB33C
square
#3CAAB3 #813CB3 #B3453C #6FB33C
split-complementary
#3CAAB3 #B33C6F #B3813C
monochromatic
#1D5357 #2D7E85 #3CAAB3 #62C2CA #90D4DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.77
#3CAAB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.59
#3CAAB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CAAB3
7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CAAB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CAAB3 | 1.00 | 2.77 | 7.59 | 7.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA3B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B96B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3caab3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 170, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.098 202.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c3c9',
500: '#3caab3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3caab3; $custom-light: #81c3c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3caab3",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 170,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.538,
"s": 49.791,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68019,
"c": 0.09812,
"h": 202.9
},
"luminance": 0.32965
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CAAB3
secondary
#C58B86
accent
#594ED9
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182