#3BB09F#3BB09F
#3BB09F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.106 H 181.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BB09F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 176, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 50%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 66%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 0%, 9.7%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.34, -36.42, -0.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.34, 36.43, 181.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.8% -0.1061 -0.0028) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.8% 0.106 181.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5840, 34.4811, 38.2067) |
| Luminance | 0.3448 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.52
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.58
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.98
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.37
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.23
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BB09F #B03B4C
analogous
#3BB064 #3BB09F #3B86B0
triadic
#3BB09F #9F3BB0 #B09F3B
tetradic
#3BB09F #643BB0 #B03B4C #86B03B
square
#3BB09F #643BB0 #B03B4C #86B03B
split-complementary
#3BB09F #B03B86 #B0643B
monochromatic
#1C544C #2C8276 #3BB09F #5FC9BA #8DD9CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#3BB09F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.90
#3BB09F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BB09F
7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BB09F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BB09F | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.90 | 7.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A69E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9799A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bb09f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 176, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.106 181.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c8bb',
500: '#3bb09f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bb09f; $custom-light: #80c8bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bb09f",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 176,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.282,
"s": 49.787,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68796,
"c": 0.10614,
"h": 181.5
},
"luminance": 0.34484
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BB09F
secondary
#C3838D
accent
#4E63D9
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280