#35A0B5#35A0B5
#35A0B5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.099 H 213.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #35A0B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(53, 160, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 55%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 71%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.7%, 11.6%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.99, -23.10, -19.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.99, 30.34, 220.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.46% -0.0826 -0.0547) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.46% 0.099 213.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3760, 29.2321, 48.1702) |
| Luminance | 0.2923 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.50
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.24
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.40
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.94
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 10.99
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 11.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#35A0B5 #B54A35
analogous
#35B58A #35A0B5 #3560B5
triadic
#35A0B5 #B535A0 #A0B535
tetradic
#35A0B5 #8A35B5 #B54A35 #60B535
square
#35A0B5 #8A35B5 #B54A35 #60B535
split-complementary
#35A0B5 #B53560 #B58A35
monochromatic
#194C56 #277686 #35A0B5 #59BBCE #88CEDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.07
#35A0B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.85
#35A0B5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #35A0B5
6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##35A0B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##35A0B5 | 1.00 | 3.07 | 6.85 | 6.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#909BB6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E8DB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #35a0b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 160, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.099 213.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ebccb',
500: '#35a0b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #35a0b5; $custom-light: #7ebccb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#35a0b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 53,
"g": 160,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.844,
"s": 54.701,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65457,
"c": 0.09913,
"h": 213.5
},
"luminance": 0.29235
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#35A0B5
secondary
#C68B80
accent
#624ADE
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182