#3BACAB#3BACAB
#3BACAB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.100 H 194.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BACAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 172, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 49%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 66%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.7%, 0%, 0.6%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.46, -31.21, -8.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.46, 32.43, 195.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.2% -0.0965 -0.0245) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.2% 0.1 194.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9036, 33.3725, 43.7019) |
| Luminance | 0.3337 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.50
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.99
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.33
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.39
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.14
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BACAB #AC3B3C
analogous
#3BAC72 #3BACAB #3B74AC
triadic
#3BACAB #AB3BAC #ACAB3B
tetradic
#3BACAB #723BAC #AC3B3C #74AC3B
square
#3BACAB #723BAC #AC3B3C #74AC3B
split-complementary
#3BACAB #AC3B74 #AC723B
monochromatic
#1C5150 #2B7E7E #3BACAB #5DC7C6 #8AD7D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#3BACAB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.67
#3BACAB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BACAB
7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BACAB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BACAB | 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)
#A1A4AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9097AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bacab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 172, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.100 194.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c5c4',
500: '#3bacab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bacab; $custom-light: #80c5c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bacab",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 172,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.469,
"s": 48.918,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68196,
"c": 0.09951,
"h": 194.2
},
"luminance": 0.33375
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BACAB
secondary
#C18182
accent
#4F51D8
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281