#3B98AF#3B98AF
#3B98AF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.092 H 217.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3B98AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 152, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 50%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 66%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.3%, 13.1%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.49, -19.93, -20.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.49, 28.28, 225.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.42% -0.0737 -0.0558) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.42% 0.092 217.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7665, 26.4792, 44.5657) |
| Luminance | 0.2648 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.28
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.15
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 8.19
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.32
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.46
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 10.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3B98AF #AF523B
analogous
#3BAF8C #3B98AF #3B5EAF
triadic
#3B98AF #AF3B98 #98AF3B
tetradic
#3B98AF #8C3BAF #AF523B #5EAF3B
square
#3B98AF #8C3BAF #AF523B #5EAF3B
split-complementary
#3B98AF #AF3B5E #AF8C3B
monochromatic
#1C4853 #2C7081 #3B98AF #5EB4C9 #8CC9D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.34
#3B98AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.30
#3B98AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3B98AF
6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3B98AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3B98AF | 1.00 | 3.34 | 6.30 | 6.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8994B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7887AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A09F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3b98af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 152, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.092 217.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fb6c7',
500: '#3b98af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3b98af; $custom-light: #7fb6c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3b98af",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 152,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.897,
"s": 49.573,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63422,
"c": 0.09246,
"h": 217.2
},
"luminance": 0.26481
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3B98AF
secondary
#C39083
accent
#6A4FD9
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1113
muted
#7C8082