#3BA0BE#3BA0BE

#3BA0BE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.101 H 221.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3BA0BE
RGB	rgb(59, 160, 190)
HSL	hsl(194, 53%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(194, 69%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.9%, 15.8%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.47, -19.37, -23.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.47, 30.81, 231.05°)
OKLab	oklab(66% -0.0761 -0.0669)
OKLCH	oklch(66% 0.101 221.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.6649, 29.7865, 53.2074)
Luminance	0.2979 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3BA0BE #BE593B

analogous

#3BBE9B #3BA0BE #3B5FBE

triadic

#3BA0BE #BE3BA0 #A0BE3B

tetradic

#3BA0BE #9B3BBE #BE593B #5FBE3B

square

#3BA0BE #9B3BBE #BE593B #5FBE3B

split-complementary

#3BA0BE #BE3B5F #BE9B3B

monochromatic

#1E5161 #2C798F #3BA0BE #67B8D0 #95CDDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02

#3BA0BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.96

#3BA0BE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3BA0BE

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3BA0BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3BA0BE	1.00	3.02	6.96	6.96
#FFFFFF	3.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E9CC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C8FBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00AAAA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3ba0be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 160, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.101 221.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81bcd1',
    500: '#3ba0be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3ba0be;
$custom-light: #81bcd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3ba0be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 160,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.74,
    "s": 52.61,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65999,
    "c": 0.10131,
    "h": 221.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.29789
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3BA0BE

secondary

#CA9A8B

accent

#6D4CDC

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1214

muted

#7D8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #3BA0BE

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

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