#3BA5AC#3BA5AC

#3BA5AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.308; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.095 H 201.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3BA5AC
RGB	rgb(59, 165, 172)
HSL	hsl(184, 49%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(184, 66%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.7%, 4.1%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(62.35, -27.50, -12.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(62.35, 30.21, 204.48°)
OKLab	oklab(66.5% -0.0887 -0.0347)
OKLCH	oklch(66.5% 0.095 201.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.7019, 30.8161, 43.7734)
Luminance	0.3082 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3BA5AC #AC423B

analogous

#3BAC7B #3BA5AC #3B6CAC

triadic

#3BA5AC #AC3BA5 #A5AC3B

tetradic

#3BA5AC #7B3BAC #AC423B #6CAC3B

square

#3BA5AC #7B3BAC #AC423B #6CAC3B

split-complementary

#3BA5AC #AC3B6C #AC7B3B

monochromatic

#1C4E51 #2B797E #3BA5AC #5DC1C7 #8AD2D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.93

#3BA5AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.16

#3BA5AC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BA5AC

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3BA5AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3BA5AC	1.00	2.93	7.16	7.16
#FFFFFF	2.93	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.16	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.16	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#999EAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8891AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00ABA7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#979797

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3ba5ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 165, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.095 201.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80c0c4',
    500: '#3ba5ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3ba5ac;
$custom-light: #80c0c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3ba5ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 165,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.717,
    "s": 48.918,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66499,
    "c": 0.09523,
    "h": 201.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.30819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3BA5AC

secondary

#C18581

accent

#584FD8

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF7F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0B1212

muted

#7C8181

Preview Lab

Preview with #3BA5AC

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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