#3BACBB#3BACBB
#3BACBB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.101 H 207.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BACBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 172, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.4%, 8%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.98, -26.47, -16.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.98, 31.43, 212.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.79% -0.0896 -0.047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.79% 0.101 207.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5220, 34.0198, 52.2255) |
| Luminance | 0.3402 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.26
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.84
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.34
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.45
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.46
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BACBB #BB4A3B
analogous
#3BBB8A #3BACBB #3B6CBB
triadic
#3BACBB #BB3BAC #ACBB3B
tetradic
#3BACBB #8A3BBB #BB4A3B #6CBB3B
square
#3BACBB #8A3BBB #BB4A3B #6CBB3B
split-complementary
#3BACBB #BB3B6C #BB8A3B
monochromatic
#1E565E #2C818C #3BACBB #65C2CE #93D4DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#3BACBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.80
#3BACBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BACBB
7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BACBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BACBB | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.80 | 7.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA5BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B98BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bacbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 172, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.101 207.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82c5cf',
500: '#3bacbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bacbb; $custom-light: #82c5cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bacbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 172,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.031,
"s": 52.033,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68785,
"c": 0.10117,
"h": 207.7
},
"luminance": 0.34023
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BACBB
secondary
#C8918A
accent
#5D4CDB
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282