#3BAD99#3BAD99
#3BAD99 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.106 H 179.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BAD99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 173, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 49%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 66%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.9%, 0%, 11.6%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.25, -36.64, 0.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.25, 36.65, 178.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.86% -0.1057 0.0019) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.86% 0.106 179) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4942, 33.1144, 35.3370) |
| Luminance | 0.3312 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.56
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.35
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.86
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.31
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.97
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BAD99 #AD3B4F
analogous
#3BAD60 #3BAD99 #3B88AD
triadic
#3BAD99 #993BAD #AD993B
tetradic
#3BAD99 #603BAD #AD3B4F #88AD3B
square
#3BAD99 #603BAD #AD3B4F #88AD3B
split-complementary
#3BAD99 #AD3B88 #AD603B
monochromatic
#1C5248 #2B7F71 #3BAD99 #5DC8B5 #8BD7CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#3BAD99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.62
#3BAD99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BAD99
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BAD99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BAD99 | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.62 | 7.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A398
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96979B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bad99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 173, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.106 179.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc6b7',
500: '#3bad99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bad99; $custom-light: #7fc6b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bad99",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 173,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.474,
"s": 49.138,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67856,
"c": 0.10575,
"h": 179
},
"luminance": 0.33117
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BAD99
secondary
#C2828D
accent
#4F67D9
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280