#3BA9AA#3BA9AA

#3BA9AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.322; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.098 H 196.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3BA9AA
RGB	rgb(59, 169, 170)
HSL	hsl(181, 48%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(181, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.3%, 0.6%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(63.51, -30.05, -9.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(63.51, 31.56, 197.82°)
OKLab	oklab(67.42% -0.0938 -0.0268)
OKLCH	oklch(67.42% 0.098 196)
XYZ	xyz(23.2441, 32.2054, 43.0137)
Luminance	0.3221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3BA9AA #AA3C3B

analogous

#3BAA74 #3BA9AA #3B71AA

triadic

#3BA9AA #AA3BA9 #A9AA3B

tetradic

#3BA9AA #743BAA #AA3C3B #71AA3B

square

#3BA9AA #743BAA #AA3C3B #71AA3B

split-complementary

#3BA9AA #AA3B71 #AA743B

monochromatic

#1B4F4F #2B7C7D #3BA9AA #5CC5C6 #89D5D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.82

#3BA9AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.44

#3BA9AA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BA9AA

7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3BA9AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3BA9AA	1.00	2.82	7.44	7.44
#FFFFFF	2.82	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9EA1AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D94AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00AEA9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9A9A9A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3ba9aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 169, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.098 196.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80c3c3',
    500: '#3ba9aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3ba9aa;
$custom-light: #80c3c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3ba9aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 169,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.541,
    "s": 48.472,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67416,
    "c": 0.09752,
    "h": 196
  },
  "luminance": 0.32208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3BA9AA

secondary

#C08180

accent

#5150D8

background

#F8FCFB

surface

#F0F8F7

border

#CBD1D0

text

#0B1212

muted

#7C8181

Preview Lab

Preview with #3BA9AA

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

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