#3BAC97#3BAC97
#3BAC97 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.327; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.106 H 178.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BAC97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 172, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 49%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 66%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.7%, 0%, 12.2%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.89, -36.71, 1.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.89, 36.74, 177.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.54% -0.1056 0.0034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.54% 0.106 178.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1394, 32.6668, 34.4107) |
| Luminance | 0.3267 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.39
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.70
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.30
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.77
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.18
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BAC97 #AC3B50
analogous
#3BAC5F #3BAC97 #3B88AC
triadic
#3BAC97 #973BAC #AC973B
tetradic
#3BAC97 #5F3BAC #AC3B50 #88AC3B
square
#3BAC97 #5F3BAC #AC3B50 #88AC3B
split-complementary
#3BAC97 #AC3B88 #AC5F3B
monochromatic
#1C5147 #2B7E6F #3BAC97 #5DC7B4 #8AD7C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#3BAC97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.53
#3BAC97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BAC97
7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BAC97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BAC97 | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.53 | 7.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A296
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#959699
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bac97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 172, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.106 178.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc5b5',
500: '#3bac97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bac97; $custom-light: #7fc5b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bac97",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 172,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.85,
"s": 48.918,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67542,
"c": 0.10566,
"h": 178.1
},
"luminance": 0.32669
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BAC97
secondary
#C1818D
accent
#4F69D8
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280