#3BAD96#3BAD96
#3BAD96 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.330; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.107 H 176.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BAD96 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 173, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 49%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 66%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.9%, 0%, 13.3%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.17, -37.43, 2.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.17, 37.51, 176.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.77% -0.1071 0.006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.77% 0.107 176.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2496, 33.0165, 34.0485) |
| Luminance | 0.3302 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.73
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.62
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.83
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.02
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.11
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BAD96 #AD3B52
analogous
#3BAD5D #3BAD96 #3B8BAD
triadic
#3BAD96 #963BAD #AD963B
tetradic
#3BAD96 #5D3BAD #AD3B52 #8BAD3B
square
#3BAD96 #5D3BAD #AD3B52 #8BAD3B
split-complementary
#3BAD96 #AD3B8B #AD5D3B
monochromatic
#1C5247 #2B7F6E #3BAD96 #5DC8B2 #8BD7C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#3BAD96 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.60
#3BAD96 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BAD96
7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BAD96 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BAD96 | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.60 | 7.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A395
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#969798
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bad96; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 173, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.107 176.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc6b4',
500: '#3bad96',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bad96; $custom-light: #7fc6b4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bad96",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 173,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.895,
"s": 49.138,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67765,
"c": 0.1073,
"h": 176.8
},
"luminance": 0.33019
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BAD96
secondary
#C2828F
accent
#4F6BD9
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280