#3BAC9D#3BAC9D
#3BAC9D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.329; OKLCH L 67.7% C 0.103 H 182.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BAC9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 172, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 49%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 66%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.7%, 0%, 8.7%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.05, -35.12, -1.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.05, 35.15, 182.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.73% -0.1028 -0.0049) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.73% 0.103 182.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6391, 32.8667, 37.0425) |
| Luminance | 0.3287 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.43
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.68
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.72
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.24
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.72
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BAC9D #AC3B4A
analogous
#3BAC64 #3BAC9D #3B83AC
triadic
#3BAC9D #9D3BAC #AC9D3B
tetradic
#3BAC9D #643BAC #AC3B4A #83AC3B
square
#3BAC9D #643BAC #AC3B4A #83AC3B
split-complementary
#3BAC9D #AC3B83 #AC643B
monochromatic
#1C514A #2B7E73 #3BAC9D #5DC7B9 #8AD7CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.77
#3BAC9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.57
#3BAC9D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BAC9D
7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BAC9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BAC9D | 1.00 | 2.77 | 7.57 | 7.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A29C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94969E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bac9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 172, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.7% 0.103 182.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc5b9',
500: '#3bac9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bac9d; $custom-light: #7fc5b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bac9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 172,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.035,
"s": 48.918,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67728,
"c": 0.10293,
"h": 182.7
},
"luminance": 0.32869
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BAC9D
secondary
#C1818A
accent
#4F62D8
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280