#3CACA6#3CACA6
#3CACA6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.100 H 190.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CACA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 172, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 48%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 65%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.1%, 0%, 3.5%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.34, -32.47, -6.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.34, 33.06, 190.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.05% -0.0982 -0.0173) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.05% 0.1 190) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4958, 33.2163, 41.2421) |
| Luminance | 0.3322 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.33
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.90
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.88
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.52
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.58
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CACA6 #AC3C42
analogous
#3CAC6E #3CACA6 #3C7AAC
triadic
#3CACA6 #A63CAC #ACA63C
tetradic
#3CACA6 #6E3CAC #AC3C42 #7AAC3C
square
#3CACA6 #6E3CAC #AC3C42 #7AAC3C
split-complementary
#3CACA6 #AC3C7A #AC6E3C
monochromatic
#1C514E #2C7F7A #3CACA6 #5EC7C1 #8CD7D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#3CACA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.64
#3CACA6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CACA6
7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CACA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CACA6 | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.64 | 7.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A3A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9197A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3caca6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 172, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.100 190.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c5c0',
500: '#3caca6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3caca6; $custom-light: #80c5c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3caca6",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 172,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.786,
"s": 48.276,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68051,
"c": 0.09973,
"h": 190
},
"luminance": 0.33219
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CACA6
secondary
#C18286
accent
#5057D8
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281