#3BA3AD#3BA3AD
#3BA3AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.094 H 204.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BA3AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 163, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 49%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 66%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.9%, 5.8%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.77, -26.20, -13.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.77, 29.68, 208.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.04% -0.0861 -0.0387) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.04% 0.094 204.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4404, 30.1388, 44.1618) |
| Luminance | 0.3014 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.72
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.97
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.57
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.55
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.79
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 10.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BA3AD #AD453B
analogous
#3BAD7E #3BA3AD #3B6AAD
triadic
#3BA3AD #AD3BA3 #A3AD3B
tetradic
#3BA3AD #7E3BAD #AD453B #6AAD3B
square
#3BA3AD #7E3BAD #AD453B #6AAD3B
split-complementary
#3BA3AD #AD3B6A #AD7E3B
monochromatic
#1C4D52 #2B787F #3BA3AD #5DBFC8 #8BD1D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#3BA3AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.03
#3BA3AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BA3AD
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BA3AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BA3AD | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.03 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969CAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8590AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ba3ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 163, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.094 204.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fbec5',
500: '#3ba3ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ba3ad; $custom-light: #7fbec5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ba3ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 163,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.263,
"s": 49.138,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66043,
"c": 0.09443,
"h": 204.2
},
"luminance": 0.30141
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BA3AD
secondary
#C28782
accent
#5B4FD9
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181