#3BA59C#3BA59C
#3BA59C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.097 H 187.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BA59C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 165, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 47%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 64%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.2%, 0%, 5.5%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.86, -32.10, -4.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.86, 32.38, 187.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.94% -0.0958 -0.012) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.94% 0.097 187.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2568, 30.2381, 36.1623) |
| Luminance | 0.3024 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.80
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.04
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.34
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.45
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.38
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BA59C #A53B44
analogous
#3BA567 #3BA59C #3B79A5
triadic
#3BA59C #9C3BA5 #A59C3B
tetradic
#3BA59C #673BA5 #A53B44 #79A53B
square
#3BA59C #673BA5 #A53B44 #79A53B
split-complementary
#3BA59C #A53B79 #A5673B
monochromatic
#1B4B47 #2B7871 #3BA59C #59C4BB #86D4CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.98
#3BA59C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.05
#3BA59C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BA59C
7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BA59C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BA59C | 1.00 | 2.98 | 7.05 | 7.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C9C9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C919D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ba59c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 165, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.097 187.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ec0b9',
500: '#3ba59c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ba59c; $custom-light: #7ec0b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ba59c",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 165,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.906,
"s": 47.321,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65936,
"c": 0.09656,
"h": 187.2
},
"luminance": 0.3024
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BA59C
secondary
#BE7E83
accent
#515CD7
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1211
muted
#7C8180