#3BADC3#3BADC3
#3BADC3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.104 H 213.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BADC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 173, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.7%, 11.3%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.56, -24.51, -20.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.56, 31.96, 219.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.34% -0.0873 -0.0571) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.34% 0.104 213.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5934, 34.7540, 56.9258) |
| Luminance | 0.3476 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.89
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.47
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.26
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.74
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 11.49
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 11.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BADC3 #C3513B
analogous
#3BC395 #3BADC3 #3B69C3
triadic
#3BADC3 #C33BAD #ADC33B
tetradic
#3BADC3 #953BC3 #C3513B #69C33B
square
#3BADC3 #953BC3 #C3513B #69C33B
split-complementary
#3BADC3 #C33B69 #C3953B
monochromatic
#1F5A65 #2D8394 #3BADC3 #69C1D2 #98D4E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#3BADC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.95
#3BADC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BADC3
7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BADC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BADC3 | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.95 | 7.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA7C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8999C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3badc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 173, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.104 213.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83c5d5',
500: '#3badc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3badc3; $custom-light: #83c5d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3badc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 173,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.706,
"s": 53.543,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69343,
"c": 0.10431,
"h": 213.2
},
"luminance": 0.34757
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BADC3
secondary
#CC988E
accent
#624BDD
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283