#3BAEAF#3BAEAF

#3BAEAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.101 H 195.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3BAEAF
RGB	rgb(59, 174, 175)
HSL	hsl(181, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(181, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.3%, 0.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.20, -31.02, -9.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.20, 32.57, 197.76°)
OKLab	oklab(68.83% -0.0968 -0.0276)
OKLCH	oklch(68.83% 0.101 195.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.6741, 34.2943, 45.8682)
Luminance	0.3430 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3BAEAF #AF3C3B

analogous

#3BAF76 #3BAEAF #3B74AF

triadic

#3BAEAF #AF3BAE #AEAF3B

tetradic

#3BAEAF #763BAF #AF3C3B #74AF3B

square

#3BAEAF #763BAF #AF3C3B #74AF3B

split-complementary

#3BAEAF #AF3B74 #AF763B

monochromatic

#1C5353 #2C8081 #3BAEAF #5EC8C9 #8CD8D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.67

#3BAEAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.86

#3BAEAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BAEAF

7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3BAEAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3BAEAF	1.00	2.67	7.86	7.86
#FFFFFF	2.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A3A6AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9199B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B4AE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9E9E9E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3baeaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 174, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.101 195.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3baeaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 174,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.517,
    "s": 49.573,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68831,
    "c": 0.10063,
    "h": 195.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.34297
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3BAEAF

secondary

#C38383

accent

#504FD9

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F8

border

#CBD1D1

text

#0C1313

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #3BAEAF

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

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