#3CB4CA#3CB4CA
#3CB4CA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.108 H 212.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CB4CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 180, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 70%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.3%, 10.9%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.92, -25.74, -20.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.92, 33.07, 218.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.34% -0.091 -0.0578) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.34% 0.108 212.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8409, 37.8641, 61.6542) |
| Luminance | 0.3787 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.73
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.44
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.57
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 9.73
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 10.02
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CB4CA #CA523C
analogous
#3CCA99 #3CB4CA #3C6DCA
triadic
#3CB4CA #CA3CB4 #B4CA3C
tetradic
#3CB4CA #993CCA #CA523C #6DCA3C
square
#3CB4CA #993CCA #CA523C #6DCA3C
split-complementary
#3CB4CA #CA3C6D #CA993C
monochromatic
#1E616E #2B8C9E #3CB4CA #6CC7D7 #9CD9E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#3CB4CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.57
#3CB4CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CB4CA
8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CB4CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CB4CA | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.57 | 8.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3AECB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F9FCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BDBB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cb4ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 180, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.108 212.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85cada',
500: '#3cb4ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cb4ca; $custom-light: #85cada; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cb4ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 180,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.296,
"s": 57.258,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71335,
"c": 0.10784,
"h": 212.4
},
"luminance": 0.37867
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CB4CA
secondary
#D09B92
accent
#5F47E1
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283