#39BCAD#39BCAD
#39BCAD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.113 H 184.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #39BCAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(57, 188, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 53%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 70%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.7%, 0%, 8%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.36, -38.41, -2.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.36, 38.50, 183.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.18% -0.1129 -0.0078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.18% 0.113 184) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2098, 39.8503, 45.7849) |
| Luminance | 0.3985 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 1.75
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.92
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.01
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.75
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.96
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#39BCAD #BC3948
analogous
#39BC6C #39BCAD #3989BC
triadic
#39BCAD #AD39BC #BCAD39
tetradic
#39BCAD #6C39BC #BC3948 #89BC39
square
#39BCAD #6C39BC #BC3948 #89BC39
split-complementary
#39BCAD #BC3989 #BC6C39
monochromatic
#1D5E57 #2B8D82 #39BCAD #63D0C3 #92DED5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#39BCAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.97
#39BCAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #39BCAD
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##39BCAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##39BCAD | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.97 | 8.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3B1AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A4AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #39bcad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 188, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.113 184.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d1c5',
500: '#39bcad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #39bcad; $custom-light: #82d1c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#39bcad",
"rgb": {
"r": 57,
"g": 188,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.13,
"s": 53.469,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72184,
"c": 0.11322,
"h": 184
},
"luminance": 0.39853
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#39BCAD
secondary
#C9888F
accent
#4B5CDD
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8281