#3AB9CC#3AB9CC
#3AB9CC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.110 H 209.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3AB9CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(58, 185, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 59%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 72%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.6%, 9.3%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, -27.87, -19.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 34.06, 215.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.57% -0.0961 -0.0544) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.57% 0.11 209.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9883, 39.9536, 63.2464) |
| Luminance | 0.3996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.85
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 8.09
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.46
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.29
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.60
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 10.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3AB9CC #CC4D3A
analogous
#3ACC96 #3AB9CC #3A70CC
triadic
#3AB9CC #CC3AB9 #B9CC3A
tetradic
#3AB9CC #963ACC #CC4D3A #70CC3A
square
#3AB9CC #963ACC #CC4D3A #70CC3A
split-complementary
#3AB9CC #CC3A70 #CC963A
monochromatic
#1D646F #2990A0 #3AB9CC #6BCAD9 #9BDCE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#3AB9CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#3AB9CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3AB9CC
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3AB9CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3AB9CC | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8B2CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A3CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ab9cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(58, 185, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.110 209.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85cedb',
500: '#3ab9cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ab9cc; $custom-light: #85cedb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ab9cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 58,
"g": 185,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.808,
"s": 58.871,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72567,
"c": 0.11042,
"h": 209.5
},
"luminance": 0.39957
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3AB9CC
secondary
#D19991
accent
#5A46E2
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FB
border
#CBD2D4
text
#0C1315
muted
#7D8283