#3BA2AD#3BA2AD
#3BA2AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.094 H 205.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BA2AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 162, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 49%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 66%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.9%, 6.4%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.47, -25.70, -14.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.47, 29.46, 209.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.8% -0.0851 -0.04) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.8% 0.094 205.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2636, 29.7851, 44.1028) |
| Luminance | 0.2979 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.78
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.06
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.82
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.06
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.76
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BA2AD #AD463B
analogous
#3BAD7F #3BA2AD #3B69AD
triadic
#3BA2AD #AD3BA2 #A2AD3B
tetradic
#3BA2AD #7F3BAD #AD463B #69AD3B
square
#3BA2AD #7F3BAD #AD463B #69AD3B
split-complementary
#3BA2AD #AD3B69 #AD7F3B
monochromatic
#1C4D52 #2B777F #3BA2AD #5DBEC8 #8BD0D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.02
#3BA2AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.96
#3BA2AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3BA2AD
6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BA2AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BA2AD | 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)
#959CAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848FAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ba2ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 162, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.094 205.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fbec5',
500: '#3ba2ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ba2ad; $custom-light: #7fbec5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ba2ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 162,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.789,
"s": 49.138,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65796,
"c": 0.09401,
"h": 205.2
},
"luminance": 0.29788
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BA2AD
secondary
#C28882
accent
#5C4FD9
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181