#3BACBF#3BACBF
#3BACBF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.102 H 210.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BACBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 172, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 53%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 69%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.1%, 9.9%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.12, -25.25, -18.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.12, 31.57, 216.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.94% -0.0879 -0.0527) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.94% 0.103 210.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9561, 34.1935, 54.5122) |
| Luminance | 0.3420 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.42
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.64
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.65
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.79
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 11.31
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 11.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BACBF #BF4E3B
analogous
#3BBF90 #3BACBF #3B6ABF
triadic
#3BACBF #BF3BAC #ACBF3B
tetradic
#3BACBF #903BBF #BF4E3B #6ABF3B
square
#3BACBF #903BBF #BF4E3B #6ABF3B
split-complementary
#3BACBF #BF3B6A #BF903B
monochromatic
#1E5861 #2D8290 #3BACBF #67C1D0 #96D4DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#3BACBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.84
#3BACBF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BACBF
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BACBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BACBF | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.84 | 7.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA6C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A98BF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bacbf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 172, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.102 210.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82c5d2',
500: '#3bacbf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bacbf; $custom-light: #82c5d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bacbf",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 172,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.636,
"s": 52.8,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68942,
"c": 0.1025,
"h": 210.9
},
"luminance": 0.34196
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BACBF
secondary
#CA958C
accent
#604CDC
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282