#3B9AAA#3B9AAA
#3B9AAA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.269; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.090 H 210.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3B9AAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 154, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 48%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 65%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.3%, 9.4%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.92, -22.53, -16.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.92, 27.97, 216.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.71% -0.0779 -0.046) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.71% 0.09 210.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6119, 26.9411, 42.1363) |
| Luminance | 0.2694 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.94
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.98
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.12
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.38
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.48
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3B9AAA #AA4B3B
analogous
#3BAA83 #3B9AAA #3B62AA
triadic
#3B9AAA #AA3B9A #9AAA3B
tetradic
#3B9AAA #833BAA #AA4B3B #62AA3B
square
#3B9AAA #833BAA #AA4B3B #62AA3B
split-complementary
#3B9AAA #AA3B62 #AA833B
monochromatic
#1B484F #2B717D #3B9AAA #5CB7C6 #89CBD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.29
#3B9AAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.39
#3B9AAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3B9AAA
6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3B9AAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3B9AAA | 1.00 | 3.29 | 6.39 | 6.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D95AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C89AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3b9aaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 154, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.090 210.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7eb8c3',
500: '#3b9aaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3b9aaa; $custom-light: #7eb8c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3b9aaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 154,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.649,
"s": 48.472,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63708,
"c": 0.09045,
"h": 210.6
},
"luminance": 0.26943
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3B9AAA
secondary
#C08A80
accent
#6350D8
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1112
muted
#7C8081