#3BA49E#3BA49E
#3BA49E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.095 H 189.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BA49E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 164, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 47%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 64%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 0%, 3.7%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.61, -31.06, -5.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.61, 31.59, 190.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.75% -0.0938 -0.0161) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.75% 0.095 189.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2479, 29.9470, 37.0017) |
| Luminance | 0.2995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.51
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.33
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.77
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.90
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.11
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BA49E #A43B41
analogous
#3BA469 #3BA49E #3B75A4
triadic
#3BA49E #9E3BA4 #A49E3B
tetradic
#3BA49E #693BA4 #A43B41 #75A43B
square
#3BA49E #693BA4 #A43B41 #75A43B
split-complementary
#3BA49E #A43B75 #A4693B
monochromatic
#1B4A47 #2B7773 #3BA49E #59C3BD #86D3CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#3BA49E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#3BA49E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3BA49E
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BA49E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BA49E | 1.00 | 3.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B9C9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B909F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ba49e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 164, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.095 189.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ebfba',
500: '#3ba49e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ba49e; $custom-light: #7ebfba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ba49e",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 164,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.571,
"s": 47.085,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65752,
"c": 0.0952,
"h": 189.7
},
"luminance": 0.29949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BA49E
secondary
#BE7D81
accent
#5159D7
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1211
muted
#7C8180