#3CAF8E#3CAF8E
#3CAF8E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.336; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.114 H 170.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CAF8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 175, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 49%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 66%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.7%, 0%, 18.9%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.62, -40.17, 7.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.62, 40.87, 169.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.07% -0.1125 0.0193) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.07% 0.114 170.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0735, 33.5712, 30.9025) |
| Luminance | 0.3357 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 1.60
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 5.78
Bluey Green
#2BB179
ΔE00 5.83
Bluish Green
#10A674
ΔE00 5.83
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 6.10
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CAF8E #AF3C5D
analogous
#3CAF55 #3CAF8E #3C96AF
triadic
#3CAF8E #8E3CAF #AF8E3C
tetradic
#3CAF8E #553CAF #AF3C5D #96AF3C
square
#3CAF8E #553CAF #AF3C5D #96AF3C
split-complementary
#3CAF8E #AF3C96 #AF553C
monochromatic
#1D5444 #2C8169 #3CAF8E #60C8AA #8DD8C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#3CAF8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.71
#3CAF8E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CAF8E
7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CAF8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CAF8E | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.71 | 7.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA48C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9890
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3caf8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 175, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.114 170.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc7af',
500: '#3caf8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3caf8e; $custom-light: #7fc7af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3caf8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 175,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.783,
"s": 48.936,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6807,
"c": 0.1142,
"h": 170.3
},
"luminance": 0.33574
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CAF8E
secondary
#C38496
accent
#4F77D8
background
#F8FCFA
surface
#EFF8F4
border
#CAD1CE
text
#0B1310
muted
#7C827F