#3BADB2#3BADB2

#3BADB2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.100 H 199.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3BADB2
RGB	rgb(59, 173, 178)
HSL	hsl(183, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(183, 67%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.9%, 2.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.99, -29.66, -11.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.99, 31.97, 201.89°)
OKLab	oklab(68.69% -0.0944 -0.0331)
OKLCH	oklch(68.69% 0.1 199.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.7795, 34.0285, 47.3731)
Luminance	0.3403 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3BADB2 #B2403B

analogous

#3BB27C #3BADB2 #3B72B2

triadic

#3BADB2 #B23BAD #ADB23B

tetradic

#3BADB2 #7C3BB2 #B2403B #72B23B

square

#3BADB2 #7C3BB2 #B2403B #72B23B

split-complementary

#3BADB2 #B23B72 #B27C3B

monochromatic

#1D5456 #2C8084 #3BADB2 #60C6CA #8ED6DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.69

#3BADB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.81

#3BADB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BADB2

7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3BADB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3BADB2	1.00	2.69	7.81	7.81
#FFFFFF	2.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A1A5B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8F98B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B3AE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9E9E9E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3badb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 173, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.100 199.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81c6c9',
    500: '#3badb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3badb2;
$custom-light: #81c6c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3badb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.521,
    "s": 50.211,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68692,
    "c": 0.10005,
    "h": 199.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.34031
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3BADB2

secondary

#C48785

accent

#544EDA

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F8

border

#CBD1D1

text

#0C1313

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #3BADB2

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

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