#3BA3AC#3BA3AC
#3BA3AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.094 H 203.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BA3AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 163, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 49%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 66%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.7%, 5.2%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.74, -26.50, -13.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.74, 29.71, 206.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.01% -0.0866 -0.0373) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.01% 0.094 203.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3440, 30.1003, 43.6541) |
| Luminance | 0.3010 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.59
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.16
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.22
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.21
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.60
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BA3AC #AC443B
analogous
#3BAC7D #3BA3AC #3B6AAC
triadic
#3BA3AC #AC3BA3 #A3AC3B
tetradic
#3BA3AC #7D3BAC #AC443B #6AAC3B
square
#3BA3AC #7D3BAC #AC443B #6AAC3B
split-complementary
#3BA3AC #AC3B6A #AC7D3B
monochromatic
#1C4D51 #2B787E #3BA3AC #5DBFC7 #8AD1D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#3BA3AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.02
#3BA3AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BA3AC
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BA3AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BA3AC | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.02 | 7.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979CAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8690AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ba3ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 163, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.094 203.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fbec4',
500: '#3ba3ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ba3ac; $custom-light: #7fbec4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ba3ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 163,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.779,
"s": 48.918,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66005,
"c": 0.09425,
"h": 203.3
},
"luminance": 0.30103
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BA3AC
secondary
#C18681
accent
#5A4FD8
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181