#3B9DAC#3B9DAC
#3B9DAC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.280; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.092 H 209.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3B9DAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 157, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 49%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 66%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.7%, 8.7%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.91, -23.46, -16.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.91, 28.52, 214.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.53% -0.0802 -0.045) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.53% 0.092 209.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3039, 28.0200, 43.3074) |
| Luminance | 0.2802 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.52
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.19
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.95
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.02
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.72
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3B9DAC #AC4A3B
analogous
#3BAC83 #3B9DAC #3B64AC
triadic
#3B9DAC #AC3B9D #9DAC3B
tetradic
#3B9DAC #833BAC #AC4A3B #64AC3B
square
#3B9DAC #833BAC #AC4A3B #64AC3B
split-complementary
#3B9DAC #AC3B64 #AC833B
monochromatic
#1C4A51 #2B737E #3B9DAC #5DB9C7 #8ACDD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.18
#3B9DAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.60
#3B9DAC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3B9DAC
6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3B9DAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3B9DAC | 1.00 | 3.18 | 6.60 | 6.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9097AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F8BAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3b9dac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 157, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.092 209.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fbac4',
500: '#3b9dac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3b9dac; $custom-light: #7fbac4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3b9dac",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 157,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.965,
"s": 48.918,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64526,
"c": 0.09197,
"h": 209.3
},
"luminance": 0.28022
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3B9DAC
secondary
#C18A81
accent
#624FD8
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1112
muted
#7C8081