#3BADAF#3BADAF

#3BADAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.339; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.100 H 196.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3BADAF
RGB	rgb(59, 173, 175)
HSL	hsl(181, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(181, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.3%, 1.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.89, -30.54, -10.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.89, 32.26, 198.79°)
OKLab	oklab(68.58% -0.0957 -0.0288)
OKLCH	oklch(68.58% 0.1 196.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.4816, 33.9093, 45.8040)
Luminance	0.3391 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3BADAF #AF3D3B

analogous

#3BAF77 #3BADAF #3B73AF

triadic

#3BADAF #AF3BAD #ADAF3B

tetradic

#3BADAF #773BAF #AF3D3B #73AF3B

square

#3BADAF #773BAF #AF3D3B #73AF3B

split-complementary

#3BADAF #AF3B73 #AF773B

monochromatic

#1C5353 #2C8081 #3BADAF #5EC7C9 #8CD7D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.70

#3BADAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.78

#3BADAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BADAF

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3BADAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3BADAF	1.00	2.70	7.78	7.78
#FFFFFF	2.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A1A5AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9098B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B3AD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3badaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 173, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.100 196.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81c6c6',
    500: '#3badaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3badaf;
$custom-light: #81c6c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3badaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.034,
    "s": 49.573,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68584,
    "c": 0.09999,
    "h": 196.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.33912
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3BADAF

secondary

#C38483

accent

#514FD9

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F8

border

#CBD1D1

text

#0C1313

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #3BADAF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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