#3BACAF#3BACAF

#3BACAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.099 H 197.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3BACAF
RGB	rgb(59, 172, 175)
HSL	hsl(182, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(182, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.3%, 1.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.59, -30.05, -10.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.59, 31.95, 199.85°)
OKLab	oklab(68.34% -0.0947 -0.0301)
OKLCH	oklch(68.34% 0.099 197.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.2906, 33.5273, 45.7404)
Luminance	0.3353 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3BACAF #AF3E3B

analogous

#3BAF78 #3BACAF #3B72AF

triadic

#3BACAF #AF3BAC #ACAF3B

tetradic

#3BACAF #783BAF #AF3E3B #72AF3B

square

#3BACAF #783BAF #AF3E3B #72AF3B

split-complementary

#3BACAF #AF3B72 #AF783B

monochromatic

#1C5253 #2C7F81 #3BACAF #5EC6C9 #8CD6D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.73

#3BACAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.71

#3BACAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BACAF

7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3BACAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3BACAF	1.00	2.73	7.71	7.71
#FFFFFF	2.73	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A0A4AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8F97B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B2AD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3bacaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 172, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.099 197.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81c5c6',
    500: '#3bacaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3bacaf;
$custom-light: #81c5c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3bacaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 172,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.552,
    "s": 49.573,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68337,
    "c": 0.09937,
    "h": 197.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.3353
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3BACAF

secondary

#C38583

accent

#524FD9

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F8

border

#CBD1D1

text

#0C1313

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #3BACAF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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