#3BB0BB#3BB0BB

#3BB0BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.103 H 204.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3BB0BB
RGB	rgb(59, 176, 187)
HSL	hsl(185, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(185, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.4%, 5.9%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.19, -28.46, -15.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.19, 32.22, 207.97°)
OKLab	oklab(69.76% -0.0937 -0.0419)
OKLCH	oklch(69.76% 0.103 204.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.2947, 35.5653, 52.4831)
Luminance	0.3557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3BB0BB #BB463B

analogous

#3BBB86 #3BB0BB #3B70BB

triadic

#3BB0BB #BB3BB0 #B0BB3B

tetradic

#3BB0BB #863BBB #BB463B #70BB3B

square

#3BB0BB #863BBB #BB463B #70BB3B

split-complementary

#3BB0BB #BB3B70 #BB863B

monochromatic

#1E585E #2C848C #3BB0BB #65C5CE #93D7DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.59

#3BB0BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.11

#3BB0BB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BB0BB

8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3BB0BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3BB0BB	1.00	2.59	8.11	8.11
#FFFFFF	2.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A2A9BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8F9BBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B7B3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A1A1A1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3bb0bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 176, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.103 204.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82c8cf',
    500: '#3bb0bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3bb0bb;
$custom-light: #82c8cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3bb0bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 176,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.156,
    "s": 52.033,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6976,
    "c": 0.10262,
    "h": 204.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.35568
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3BB0BB

secondary

#C88F8A

accent

#594CDB

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0C1313

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #3BB0BB

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

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