#3BACAC#3BACAC
#3BACAC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.099 H 195.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BACAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 172, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 49%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 66%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.7%, 0%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.49, -30.92, -9.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.49, 32.30, 196.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.23% -0.096 -0.0259) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.23% 0.099 195.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9992, 33.4107, 44.2058) |
| Luminance | 0.3341 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.83
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.21
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.27
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.55
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.76
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BACAC #AC3B3B
analogous
#3BAC73 #3BACAC #3B73AC
triadic
#3BACAC #AC3BAC #ACAC3B
tetradic
#3BACAC #733BAC #AC3B3B #73AC3B
square
#3BACAC #733BAC #AC3B3B #73AC3B
split-complementary
#3BACAC #AC3B73 #AC733B
monochromatic
#1C5151 #2B7E7E #3BACAC #5DC7C7 #8AD7D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#3BACAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.68
#3BACAC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BACAC
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BACAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BACAC | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.68 | 7.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1A4AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9097AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bacac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 172, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.099 195.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c5c4',
500: '#3bacac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bacac; $custom-light: #80c5c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bacac",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 172,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 48.918,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68231,
"c": 0.09944,
"h": 195.1
},
"luminance": 0.33413
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BACAC
secondary
#C18181
accent
#4F4FD8
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281