#3BA3AA#3BA3AA
#3BA3AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.094 H 201.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BA3AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 163, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 48%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 65%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.3%, 4.1%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.67, -27.10, -12.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.67, 29.81, 204.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.93% -0.0874 -0.0344) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.93% 0.094 201.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1534, 30.0240, 42.6501) |
| Luminance | 0.3003 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.43
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.63
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.52
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.55
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.05
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BA3AA #AA423B
analogous
#3BAA7A #3BA3AA #3B6BAA
triadic
#3BA3AA #AA3BA3 #A3AA3B
tetradic
#3BA3AA #7A3BAA #AA423B #6BAA3B
square
#3BA3AA #7A3BAA #AA423B #6BAA3B
split-complementary
#3BA3AA #AA3B6B #AA7A3B
monochromatic
#1B4C4F #2B777D #3BA3AA #5CC0C6 #89D1D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#3BA3AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.01
#3BA3AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BA3AA
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BA3AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BA3AA | 1.00 | 3.00 | 7.01 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979CAB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8690AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ba3aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 163, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.094 201.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fbec3',
500: '#3ba3aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ba3aa; $custom-light: #7fbec3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ba3aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 163,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.784,
"s": 48.472,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6593,
"c": 0.09396,
"h": 201.5
},
"luminance": 0.30026
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BA3AA
secondary
#C08480
accent
#5850D8
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181