#3CAEB5#3CAEB5
#3CAEB5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.100 H 201.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CAEB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 174, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 67%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.9%, 3.9%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.41, -29.11, -12.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.41, 31.86, 203.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.07% -0.0937 -0.0359) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.07% 0.1 201) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3364, 34.5661, 49.0437) |
| Luminance | 0.3457 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.07
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.24
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.32
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.27
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.56
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CAEB5 #B5433C
analogous
#3CB580 #3CAEB5 #3C72B5
triadic
#3CAEB5 #B53CAE #AEB53C
tetradic
#3CAEB5 #803CB5 #B5433C #72B53C
square
#3CAEB5 #803CB5 #B5433C #72B53C
split-complementary
#3CAEB5 #B53C72 #B5803C
monochromatic
#1E5659 #2D8287 #3CAEB5 #63C5CB #91D6DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#3CAEB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.91
#3CAEB5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CAEB5
7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CAEB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CAEB5 | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.91 | 7.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1A6B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F99B6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3caeb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 174, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.100 201.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82c6cb',
500: '#3caeb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3caeb5; $custom-light: #82c6cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3caeb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 174,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.471,
"s": 50.207,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69074,
"c": 0.10034,
"h": 201
},
"luminance": 0.34569
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CAEB5
secondary
#C68B87
accent
#564EDA
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282