#3BA4AE#3BA4AE
#3BA4AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.095 H 204.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BA4AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 164, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 49%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 66%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.1%, 5.7%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.11, -26.40, -14.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.11, 29.89, 207.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.33% -0.0868 -0.0388) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.33% 0.095 204.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7158, 30.5342, 44.7327) |
| Luminance | 0.3054 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.73
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.83
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.70
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.39
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.03
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 10.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BA4AE #AE453B
analogous
#3BAE7E #3BA4AE #3B6BAE
triadic
#3BA4AE #AE3BA4 #A4AE3B
tetradic
#3BA4AE #7E3BAE #AE453B #6BAE3B
square
#3BA4AE #7E3BAE #AE453B #6BAE3B
split-complementary
#3BA4AE #AE3B6B #AE7E3B
monochromatic
#1C4E53 #2C7980 #3BA4AE #5EBFC8 #8CD1D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#3BA4AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.11
#3BA4AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BA4AE
7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BA4AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BA4AE | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.11 | 7.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979DAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8691AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ba4ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 164, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.095 204.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80bfc6',
500: '#3ba4ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ba4ae; $custom-light: #80bfc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ba4ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 164,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.217,
"s": 49.356,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66327,
"c": 0.09506,
"h": 204.1
},
"luminance": 0.30537
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BA4AE
secondary
#C28882
accent
#5B4FD9
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182