#3BAEB5#3BAEB5
#3BAEB5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.101 H 200.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BAEB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 174, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 51%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 67%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.4%, 3.9%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.39, -29.26, -12.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.39, 32.02, 203.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.05% -0.0942 -0.036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.05% 0.101 200.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2765, 34.5352, 49.0409) |
| Luminance | 0.3454 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.07
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.21
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.36
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.24
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.55
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BAEB5 #B5423B
analogous
#3BB57F #3BAEB5 #3B71B5
triadic
#3BAEB5 #B53BAE #AEB53B
tetradic
#3BAEB5 #7F3BB5 #B5423B #71B53B
square
#3BAEB5 #7F3BB5 #B5423B #71B53B
split-complementary
#3BAEB5 #B53B71 #B57F3B
monochromatic
#1D5559 #2C8287 #3BAEB5 #62C6CC #90D6DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#3BAEB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.91
#3BAEB5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BAEB5
7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BAEB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BAEB5 | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.91 | 7.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1A6B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F99B6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3baeb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 174, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.101 200.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c6cb',
500: '#3baeb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3baeb5; $custom-light: #81c6cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3baeb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 174,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.443,
"s": 50.833,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69048,
"c": 0.10082,
"h": 200.9
},
"luminance": 0.34538
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BAEB5
secondary
#C68A86
accent
#564DDA
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282