#3AB8CD#3AB8CD

#3AB8CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.111 H 211.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3AB8CD
RGB	rgb(58, 184, 205)
HSL	hsl(189, 60%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(189, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.7%, 10.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.17, -27.07, -20.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.17, 33.97, 217.16°)
OKLab	oklab(72.37% -0.0947 -0.0571)
OKLCH	oklch(72.37% 0.111 211.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.9001, 39.5848, 63.8106)
Luminance	0.3959 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3AB8CD #CD4F3A

analogous

#3ACD98 #3AB8CD #3A6FCD

triadic

#3AB8CD #CD3AB8 #B8CD3A

tetradic

#3AB8CD #983ACD #CD4F3A #6FCD3A

square

#3AB8CD #983ACD #CD4F3A #6FCD3A

split-complementary

#3AB8CD #CD3A6F #CD983A

monochromatic

#1C6470 #2990A1 #3AB8CD #6BCAD9 #9CDBE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#3AB8CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.92

#3AB8CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3AB8CD

8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3AB8CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3AB8CD	1.00	2.35	8.92	8.92
#FFFFFF	2.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A7B1CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#92A2CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C1BE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3ab8cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(58, 184, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.111 211.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85cddc',
    500: '#3ab8cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3ab8cd;
$custom-light: #85cddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3ab8cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 58,
    "g": 184,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.571,
    "s": 59.514,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72366,
    "c": 0.11057,
    "h": 211.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.39588
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3AB8CD

secondary

#D29A91

accent

#5C45E3

background

#F8FCFD

surface

#F0F9FB

border

#CBD2D4

text

#0C1315

muted

#7D8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #3AB8CD

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

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