#3BA49C#3BA49C
#3BA49C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.096 H 188.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BA49C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 164, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 47%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 64%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 0%, 4.9%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.55, -31.62, -4.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.55, 31.97, 188.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.69% -0.0947 -0.0133) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.69% 0.096 188) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0771, 29.8787, 36.1024) |
| Luminance | 0.2988 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.46
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.29
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.31
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.49
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.42
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BA49C #A43B43
analogous
#3BA467 #3BA49C #3B77A4
triadic
#3BA49C #9C3BA4 #A49C3B
tetradic
#3BA49C #673BA4 #A43B43 #77A43B
square
#3BA49C #673BA4 #A43B43 #77A43B
split-complementary
#3BA49C #A43B77 #A4673B
monochromatic
#1B4A46 #2B7771 #3BA49C #59C3BB #86D3CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#3BA49C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.98
#3BA49C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3BA49C
6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BA49C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BA49C | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.98 | 6.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B9B9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B909D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ba49c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 164, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.096 188.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ebfb9',
500: '#3ba49c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ba49c; $custom-light: #7ebfb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ba49c",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 164,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.429,
"s": 47.085,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65685,
"c": 0.09567,
"h": 188
},
"luminance": 0.29881
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BA49C
secondary
#BE7D82
accent
#515BD7
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1211
muted
#7C8180