#35B9AB#35B9AB
#35B9AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.113 H 184.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #35B9AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(53, 185, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 55%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 71%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.4%, 0%, 7.6%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.31, -38.14, -3.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.31, 38.27, 184.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.28% -0.1124 -0.009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.28% 0.113 184.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1643, 38.3920, 44.5516) |
| Luminance | 0.3840 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 1.48
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.22
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.93
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.58
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.96
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#35B9AB #B93543
analogous
#35B969 #35B9AB #3585B9
triadic
#35B9AB #AB35B9 #B9AB35
tetradic
#35B9AB #6935B9 #B93543 #85B935
square
#35B9AB #6935B9 #B93543 #85B935
split-complementary
#35B9AB #B93585 #B96935
monochromatic
#1A5A53 #27897F #35B9AB #5BD0C4 #8BDED5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#35B9AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.68
#35B9AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #35B9AB
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##35B9AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##35B9AB | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.68 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0AEAB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA1AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BDB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #35b9ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(53, 185, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.113 184.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80cec3',
500: '#35b9ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #35b9ab; $custom-light: #80cec3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#35b9ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 53,
"g": 185,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.636,
"s": 55.462,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71283,
"c": 0.11281,
"h": 184.6
},
"luminance": 0.38395
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#35B9AB
secondary
#C88289
accent
#4959DF
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8281