#3BADC2#3BADC2

#3BADC2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.347; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.104 H 212.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3BADC2
RGB	rgb(59, 173, 194)
HSL	hsl(189, 53%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(189, 70%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.6%, 10.8%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.52, -24.82, -20.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.52, 31.88, 218.86°)
OKLab	oklab(69.3% -0.0877 -0.0556)
OKLCH	oklch(69.3% 0.104 212.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.4807, 34.7090, 56.3324)
Luminance	0.3471 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3BADC2 #C2503B

analogous

#3BC293 #3BADC2 #3B6AC2

triadic

#3BADC2 #C23BAD #ADC23B

tetradic

#3BADC2 #933BC2 #C2503B #6AC23B

square

#3BADC2 #933BC2 #C2503B #6AC23B

split-complementary

#3BADC2 #C23B6A #C2933B

monochromatic

#1E5964 #2D8393 #3BADC2 #69C1D1 #98D4E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.64

#3BADC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.94

#3BADC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BADC2

7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3BADC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3BADC2	1.00	2.64	7.94	7.94
#FFFFFF	2.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9DA7C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A99C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B6B3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9F9F9F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3badc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 173, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.104 212.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83c5d4',
    500: '#3badc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3badc2;
$custom-light: #83c5d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3badc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.333,
    "s": 53.36,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69303,
    "c": 0.10387,
    "h": 212.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.34712
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3BADC2

secondary

#CB978E

accent

#624BDD

background

#F8FCFD

surface

#F0F8FA

border

#CBD1D3

text

#0C1314

muted

#7D8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #3BADC2

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

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