#3BA3AB#3BA3AB
#3BA3AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.094 H 202.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BA3AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 163, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 49%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 65%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.5%, 4.7%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.71, -26.80, -12.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.71, 29.76, 205.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.97% -0.087 -0.0358) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.97% 0.094 202.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2483, 30.0620, 43.1502) |
| Luminance | 0.3006 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.50
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.38
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.86
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.88
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.42
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BA3AB #AB433B
analogous
#3BAB7B #3BA3AB #3B6BAB
triadic
#3BA3AB #AB3BA3 #A3AB3B
tetradic
#3BA3AB #7B3BAB #AB433B #6BAB3B
square
#3BA3AB #7B3BAB #AB433B #6BAB3B
split-complementary
#3BA3AB #AB3B6B #AB7B3B
monochromatic
#1C4C50 #2B787D #3BA3AB #5CBFC7 #8AD1D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#3BA3AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.01
#3BA3AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BA3AB
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BA3AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BA3AB | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.01 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 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)
#979CAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8690AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ba3ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 163, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.094 202.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fbec4',
500: '#3ba3ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ba3ab; $custom-light: #7fbec4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ba3ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 163,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.286,
"s": 48.696,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65968,
"c": 0.09409,
"h": 202.4
},
"luminance": 0.30064
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BA3AB
secondary
#C18581
accent
#5950D8
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181