#3AB9AA#3AB9AA
#3AB9AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.111 H 183.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3AB9AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(58, 185, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 69%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.6%, 0%, 8.1%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.39, -37.72, -2.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.39, 37.80, 183.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.37% -0.1108 -0.0072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.37% 0.111 183.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3462, 38.4967, 44.0645) |
| Luminance | 0.3850 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 1.89
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.03
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.27
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.46
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.57
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3AB9AA #B93A49
analogous
#3AB96A #3AB9AA #3A89B9
triadic
#3AB9AA #AA3AB9 #B9AA3A
tetradic
#3AB9AA #6A3AB9 #B93A49 #89B93A
square
#3AB9AA #6A3AB9 #B93A49 #89B93A
split-complementary
#3AB9AA #B93A89 #B96A3A
monochromatic
#1D5C54 #2B8A7F #3AB9AA #62CEC1 #91DCD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#3AB9AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.70
#3AB9AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3AB9AA
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3AB9AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3AB9AA | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.70 | 8.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0AFAA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EA1AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BDB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ab9aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(58, 185, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.111 183.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82cec3',
500: '#3ab9aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ab9aa; $custom-light: #82cec3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ab9aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 58,
"g": 185,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.913,
"s": 52.263,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71366,
"c": 0.11106,
"h": 183.7
},
"luminance": 0.385
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3AB9AA
secondary
#C7878F
accent
#4C5DDC
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F7
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8281