#3BA5AF#3BA5AF

#3BA5AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.309; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.096 H 204.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3BA5AF
RGB	rgb(59, 165, 175)
HSL	hsl(185, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(185, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.3%, 5.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(62.45, -26.60, -14.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(62.45, 30.09, 207.85°)
OKLab	oklab(66.61% -0.0874 -0.039)
OKLCH	oklch(66.61% 0.096 204)
XYZ	xyz(22.9933, 30.9327, 45.3079)
Luminance	0.3094 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3BA5AF #AF453B

analogous

#3BAF7F #3BA5AF #3B6BAF

triadic

#3BA5AF #AF3BA5 #A5AF3B

tetradic

#3BA5AF #7F3BAF #AF453B #6BAF3B

square

#3BA5AF #7F3BAF #AF453B #6BAF3B

split-complementary

#3BA5AF #AF3B6B #AF7F3B

monochromatic

#1C4F53 #2C7A81 #3BA5AF #5EC0C9 #8CD2D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.92

#3BA5AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.19

#3BA5AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BA5AF

7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3BA5AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3BA5AF	1.00	2.92	7.19	7.19
#FFFFFF	2.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.19	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.19	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#989EB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8792AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00ACA8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#979797

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3ba5af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 165, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.096 204.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80c0c6',
    500: '#3ba5af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3ba5af;
$custom-light: #80c0c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3ba5af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 165,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.172,
    "s": 49.573,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66611,
    "c": 0.09569,
    "h": 204
  },
  "luminance": 0.30935
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3BA5AF

secondary

#C38883

accent

#5B4FD9

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F7F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0B1213

muted

#7C8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #3BA5AF

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

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