#3CAFA8#3CAFA8
#3CAFA8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.344; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.102 H 189.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CAFA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 175, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 49%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 66%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.7%, 0%, 4%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.31, -33.33, -5.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.31, 33.85, 189.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.86% -0.1005 -0.0164) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.86% 0.102 189.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2581, 34.4451, 42.4083) |
| Luminance | 0.3445 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.67
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.03
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.71
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.71
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.15
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CAFA8 #AF3C43
analogous
#3CAF6E #3CAFA8 #3C7CAF
triadic
#3CAFA8 #A83CAF #AFA83C
tetradic
#3CAFA8 #6E3CAF #AF3C43 #7CAF3C
square
#3CAFA8 #6E3CAF #AF3C43 #7CAF3C
split-complementary
#3CAFA8 #AF3C7C #AF6E3C
monochromatic
#1D5450 #2C817C #3CAFA8 #60C8C2 #8DD8D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#3CAFA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.89
#3CAFA8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CAFA8
7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CAFA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CAFA8 | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.89 | 7.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A6A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9499A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cafa8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 175, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.102 189.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c7c1',
500: '#3cafa8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cafa8; $custom-light: #81c7c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cafa8",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 175,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.348,
"s": 48.936,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68864,
"c": 0.10179,
"h": 189.3
},
"luminance": 0.34448
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CAFA8
secondary
#C38488
accent
#4F58D8
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281