#3AB9CB#3AB9CB

#3AB9CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.110 H 208.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3AB9CB
RGB	rgb(58, 185, 203)
HSL	hsl(187, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(187, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 8.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.40, -28.18, -19.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.40, 34.03, 214.09°)
OKLab	oklab(72.53% -0.0965 -0.053)
OKLCH	oklch(72.53% 0.11 208.8)
XYZ	xyz(29.8687, 39.9058, 62.6167)
Luminance	0.3991 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3AB9CB #CB4C3A

analogous

#3ACB94 #3AB9CB #3A70CB

triadic

#3AB9CB #CB3AB9 #B9CB3A

tetradic

#3AB9CB #943ACB #CB4C3A #70CB3A

square

#3AB9CB #943ACB #CB4C3A #70CB3A

split-complementary

#3AB9CB #CB3A70 #CB943A

monochromatic

#1D646E #2A909E #3AB9CB #6ACAD8 #9BDBE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.34

#3AB9CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.98

#3AB9CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3AB9CB

8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3AB9CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3AB9CB	1.00	2.34	8.98	8.98
#FFFFFF	2.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A9B2CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#94A3CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C2BE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3ab9cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(58, 185, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.110 208.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85ceda',
    500: '#3ab9cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3ab9cb;
$custom-light: #85ceda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3ab9cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 58,
    "g": 185,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.448,
    "s": 58.233,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72528,
    "c": 0.11009,
    "h": 208.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.39909
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3AB9CB

secondary

#D09890

accent

#5A46E1

background

#F8FCFD

surface

#F0F9FA

border

#CBD2D3

text

#0C1314

muted

#7D8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #3AB9CB

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

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