#3BA9BD#3BA9BD

#3BA9BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.330; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.101 H 212.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3BA9BD
RGB	rgb(59, 169, 189)
HSL	hsl(189, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(189, 69%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.8%, 10.6%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.14, -24.34, -19.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.14, 31.08, 218.44°)
OKLab	oklab(68.13% -0.0857 -0.0537)
OKLCH	oklch(68.13% 0.101 212.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.1730, 32.9770, 53.1728)
Luminance	0.3298 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3BA9BD #BD4F3B

analogous

#3BBD90 #3BA9BD #3B68BD

triadic

#3BA9BD #BD3BA9 #A9BD3B

tetradic

#3BA9BD #903BBD #BD4F3B #68BD3B

square

#3BA9BD #903BBD #BD4F3B #68BD3B

split-complementary

#3BA9BD #BD3B68 #BD903B

monochromatic

#1E5660 #2C7F8E #3BA9BD #66BFCF #95D3DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.76

#3BA9BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.60

#3BA9BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BA9BD

7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3BA9BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3BA9BD	1.00	2.76	7.60	7.60
#FFFFFF	2.76	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#99A3BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8796BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B1AF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9B9B9B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3ba9bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 169, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.101 212.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82c3d0',
    500: '#3ba9bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3ba9bd;
$custom-light: #82c3d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3ba9bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 169,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.231,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68134,
    "c": 0.10113,
    "h": 212.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.3298
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3BA9BD

secondary

#C9948B

accent

#624CDC

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0C1214

muted

#7D8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #3BA9BD

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

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