#3B8AAB#3B8AAB

#3B8AAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.091 H 228.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B8AAB
RGB	rgb(59, 138, 171)
HSL	hsl(198, 49%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(198, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.5%, 19.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.07, -13.64, -24.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.07, 28.09, 240.94°)
OKLab	oklab(59.84% -0.0603 -0.0687)
OKLCH	oklch(59.84% 0.091 228.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.2399, 22.0451, 41.8141)
Luminance	0.2205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B8AAB #AB5C3B

analogous

#3BAB94 #3B8AAB #3B52AB

triadic

#3B8AAB #AB3B8A #8AAB3B

tetradic

#3B8AAB #943BAB #AB5C3B #52AB3B

square

#3B8AAB #943BAB #AB5C3B #52AB3B

split-complementary

#3B8AAB #AB3B52 #AB943B

monochromatic

#1C4150 #2B657D #3B8AAB #5CA7C7 #8AC0D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88

#3B8AAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.41

#3B8AAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3B8AAB

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B8AAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3B8AAB	1.00	3.88	5.41	5.41
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7988AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009395

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b8aab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 138, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.091 228.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dacc4',
    500: '#3b8aab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b8aab;
$custom-light: #7dacc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b8aab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.679,
    "s": 48.696,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59837,
    "c": 0.09139,
    "h": 228.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22047
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B8AAB

secondary

#C19481

accent

#7850D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B8AAB

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

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