#3AB9BD#3AB9BD

#3AB9BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.108 H 198.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3AB9BD
RGB	rgb(58, 185, 189)
HSL	hsl(182, 53%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(182, 69%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.3%, 2.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.95, -32.36, -12.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.95, 34.54, 200.45°)
OKLab	oklab(72.01% -0.1024 -0.0335)
OKLCH	oklch(72.01% 0.108 198.1)
XYZ	xyz(28.2751, 39.2683, 54.2236)
Luminance	0.3927 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3AB9BD #BD3E3A

analogous

#3ABD7F #3AB9BD #3A77BD

triadic

#3AB9BD #BD3AB9 #B9BD3A

tetradic

#3AB9BD #7F3ABD #BD3E3A #77BD3A

square

#3AB9BD #7F3ABD #BD3E3A #77BD3A

split-complementary

#3AB9BD #BD3A77 #BD7F3A

monochromatic

#1D5D5F #2C8B8E #3AB9BD #65CCD0 #93DCDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.37

#3AB9BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.85

#3AB9BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3AB9BD

8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3AB9BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3AB9BD	1.00	2.37	8.85	8.85
#FFFFFF	2.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ACB0BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#99A2BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BFBA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3ab9bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(58, 185, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.108 198.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83ced0',
    500: '#3ab9bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3ab9bd;
$custom-light: #83ced0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3ab9bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 58,
    "g": 185,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.832,
    "s": 53.036,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72007,
    "c": 0.10772,
    "h": 198.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.39272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3AB9BD

secondary

#C98C8A

accent

#504BDC

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F9F9

border

#CBD2D2

text

#0C1314

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #3AB9BD

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

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