#35B8A9#35B8A9
#35B8A9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.113 H 183.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #35B8A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(53, 184, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 55%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 71%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.2%, 0%, 8.2%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.95, -38.24, -2.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.95, 38.32, 183.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.97% -0.1123 -0.0075) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.97% 0.113 183.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7667, 37.8994, 43.4858) |
| Luminance | 0.3790 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 1.80
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.02
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.03
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.54
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.52
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#35B8A9 #B83544
analogous
#35B868 #35B8A9 #3586B8
triadic
#35B8A9 #A935B8 #B8A935
tetradic
#35B8A9 #6835B8 #B83544 #86B835
square
#35B8A9 #6835B8 #B83544 #86B835
split-complementary
#35B8A9 #B83586 #B86835
monochromatic
#1A5952 #27887D #35B8A9 #5BD0C2 #8ADDD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#35B8A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.58
#35B8A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #35B8A9
8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##35B8A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##35B8A9 | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.58 | 8.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFADA9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA0AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BCB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #35b8a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 184, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.113 183.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80cec2',
500: '#35b8a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #35b8a9; $custom-light: #80cec2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#35b8a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 53,
"g": 184,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.13,
"s": 55.274,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7097,
"c": 0.1126,
"h": 183.8
},
"luminance": 0.37902
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#35B8A9
secondary
#C78189
accent
#495ADF
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F7
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281