#3AB5CB#3AB5CB

#3AB5CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.109 H 212.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3AB5CB
RGB	rgb(58, 181, 203)
HSL	hsl(189, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(189, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 10.8%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.21, -26.19, -20.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.21, 33.50, 218.57°)
OKLab	oklab(71.57% -0.0925 -0.0581)
OKLCH	oklch(71.57% 0.109 212.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.0437, 38.2557, 62.3417)
Luminance	0.3826 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3AB5CB #CB503A

analogous

#3ACB98 #3AB5CB #3A6CCB

triadic

#3AB5CB #CB3AB5 #B5CB3A

tetradic

#3AB5CB #983ACB #CB503A #6CCB3A

square

#3AB5CB #983ACB #CB503A #6CCB3A

split-complementary

#3AB5CB #CB3A6C #CB983A

monochromatic

#1D616E #2A8C9E #3AB5CB #6AC7D8 #9BD9E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.43

#3AB5CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.65

#3AB5CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3AB5CB

8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3AB5CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3AB5CB	1.00	2.43	8.65	8.65
#FFFFFF	2.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A4AFCC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#90A0CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BEBC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3ab5cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(58, 181, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.109 212.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84cbda',
    500: '#3ab5cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3ab5cb;
$custom-light: #84cbda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3ab5cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 58,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.103,
    "s": 58.233,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71566,
    "c": 0.10928,
    "h": 212.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.38259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3AB5CB

secondary

#D09A90

accent

#5E46E1

background

#F8FCFD

surface

#F0F8FA

border

#CBD1D3

text

#0C1315

muted

#7D8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #3AB5CB

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

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