#3BACBE#3BACBE
#3BACBE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.102 H 210.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BACBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 172, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 53%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 69%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.9%, 9.5%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.08, -25.55, -18.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.08, 31.52, 215.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.9% -0.0883 -0.0513) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.9% 0.102 210.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8465, 34.1496, 53.9346) |
| Luminance | 0.3415 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.29
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.43
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.84
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.43
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 11.10
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 11.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BACBE #BE4D3B
analogous
#3BBE8F #3BACBE #3B6BBE
triadic
#3BACBE #BE3BAC #ACBE3B
tetradic
#3BACBE #8F3BBE #BE4D3B #6BBE3B
square
#3BACBE #8F3BBE #BE4D3B #6BBE3B
split-complementary
#3BACBE #BE3B6B #BE8F3B
monochromatic
#1E5761 #2C828F #3BACBE #67C1D0 #95D4DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#3BACBE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.83
#3BACBE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BACBE
7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BACBE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BACBE | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.83 | 7.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA6BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A98BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bacbe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 172, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.102 210.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82c5d1',
500: '#3bacbe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bacbe; $custom-light: #82c5d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bacbe",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 172,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.244,
"s": 52.61,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68902,
"c": 0.10214,
"h": 210.1
},
"luminance": 0.34153
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BACBE
secondary
#CA948B
accent
#604CDC
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282