#35B4BD#35B4BD
#35B4BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.107 H 202.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #35B4BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(53, 180, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 56%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 72%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72%, 4.8%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.33, -30.61, -14.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.33, 33.88, 205.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.67% -0.0994 -0.0403) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.67% 0.107 202.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9707, 37.0703, 53.8681) |
| Luminance | 0.3707 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.44
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.71
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.35
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.95
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.25
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 9.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#35B4BD #BD3E35
analogous
#35BD82 #35B4BD #3570BD
triadic
#35B4BD #BD35B4 #B4BD35
tetradic
#35B4BD #8235BD #BD3E35 #70BD35
square
#35B4BD #8235BD #BD3E35 #70BD35
split-complementary
#35B4BD #BD3570 #BD8235
monochromatic
#1A595D #28868D #35B4BD #5DCAD2 #8DDADF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#35B4BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.41
#35B4BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #35B4BD
8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##35B4BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##35B4BD | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.41 | 8.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6ACBE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#939EBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #35b4bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 180, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.107 202.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81cbd0',
500: '#35b4bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #35b4bd; $custom-light: #81cbd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#35b4bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 53,
"g": 180,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.971,
"s": 56.198,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70669,
"c": 0.1073,
"h": 202.1
},
"luminance": 0.37074
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#35B4BD
secondary
#CA8984
accent
#5248DF
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282