#3BAAB6#3BAAB6
#3BAAB6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.099 H 205.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BAAB6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 170, 182) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 51%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 68%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.6%, 6.6%, 0%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.20, -26.99, -15.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.20, 31.04, 209.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.11% -0.0896 -0.0425) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.11% 0.099 205.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6182, 33.0539, 49.3295) |
| Luminance | 0.3306 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.06
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.00
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.38
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.22
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 10.52
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BAAB6 #B6473B
analogous
#3BB685 #3BAAB6 #3B6CB6
triadic
#3BAAB6 #B63BAA #AAB63B
tetradic
#3BAAB6 #853BB6 #B6473B #6CB63B
square
#3BAAB6 #853BB6 #B6473B #6CB63B
split-complementary
#3BAAB6 #B63B6C #B6853B
monochromatic
#1D545A #2C7F88 #3BAAB6 #62C2CC #90D4DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#3BAAB6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.61
#3BAAB6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BAAB6
7.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BAAB6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BAAB6 | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.61 | 7.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA3B7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A96B6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3baab6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 170, 182); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.099 205.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c3cb',
500: '#3baab6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3baab6; $custom-light: #81c3cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3baab6",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 170,
"b": 182
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.854,
"s": 51.037,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68105,
"c": 0.09919,
"h": 205.4
},
"luminance": 0.33057
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BAAB6
secondary
#C68D87
accent
#5B4DDB
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182