#3BAABD#3BAABD
#3BAABD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.101 H 211.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BAABD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 170, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 69%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.8%, 10.1%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.44, -24.85, -18.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.44, 31.20, 217.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.38% -0.0867 -0.0524) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.38% 0.101 211.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3598, 33.3505, 53.2350) |
| Luminance | 0.3335 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.82
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.36
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.45
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.94
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 11.43
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 11.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BAABD #BD4E3B
analogous
#3BBD8F #3BAABD #3B69BD
triadic
#3BAABD #BD3BAA #AABD3B
tetradic
#3BAABD #8F3BBD #BD4E3B #69BD3B
square
#3BAABD #8F3BBD #BD4E3B #69BD3B
split-complementary
#3BAABD #BD3B69 #BD8F3B
monochromatic
#1E5660 #2C808E #3BAABD #66C0CF #95D3DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#3BAABD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.67
#3BAABD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BAABD
7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BAABD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BAABD | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.67 | 7.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA4BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8896BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3baabd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 170, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.101 211.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82c3d0',
500: '#3baabd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3baabd; $custom-light: #82c3d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3baabd",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 170,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.769,
"s": 52.419,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68377,
"c": 0.10133,
"h": 211.2
},
"luminance": 0.33353
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BAABD
secondary
#C9948B
accent
#614CDC
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8182