#3AB5BD#3AB5BD

#3AB5BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.106 H 201.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3AB5BD
RGB	rgb(58, 181, 189)
HSL	hsl(184, 53%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(184, 69%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.3%, 4.2%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.74, -30.44, -13.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.74, 33.46, 204.52°)
OKLab	oklab(71.03% -0.0983 -0.0385)
OKLCH	oklch(71.03% 0.106 201.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.4501, 37.6182, 53.9486)
Luminance	0.3762 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3AB5BD #BD423A

analogous

#3ABD83 #3AB5BD #3A73BD

triadic

#3AB5BD #BD3AB5 #B5BD3A

tetradic

#3AB5BD #833ABD #BD423A #73BD3A

square

#3AB5BD #833ABD #BD423A #73BD3A

split-complementary

#3AB5BD #BD3A73 #BD833A

monochromatic

#1D5B5F #2C888E #3AB5BD #65C9D0 #93D9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.46

#3AB5BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.52

#3AB5BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3AB5BD

8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3AB5BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3AB5BD	1.00	2.46	8.52	8.52
#FFFFFF	2.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A7ADBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#949FBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BCB7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3ab5bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(58, 181, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.106 201.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83cbd0',
    500: '#3ab5bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3ab5bd;
$custom-light: #83cbd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3ab5bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 58,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.664,
    "s": 53.036,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7103,
    "c": 0.10562,
    "h": 201.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.37621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3AB5BD

secondary

#C98E8A

accent

#544BDC

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0C1314

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #3AB5BD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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