#3BB1AB#3BB1AB
#3BB1AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.103 H 190.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BB1AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 177, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 50%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 67%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.7%, 0%, 3.4%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.99, -33.59, -6.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.99, 34.22, 191.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.44% -0.1017 -0.0182) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.44% 0.103 190.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8731, 35.3116, 44.0251) |
| Luminance | 0.3531 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.59
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.77
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.71
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.10
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.31
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BB1AB #B13B41
analogous
#3BB170 #3BB1AB #3B7CB1
triadic
#3BB1AB #AB3BB1 #B1AB3B
tetradic
#3BB1AB #703BB1 #B13B41 #7CB13B
square
#3BB1AB #703BB1 #B13B41 #7CB13B
split-complementary
#3BB1AB #B13B7C #B1703B
monochromatic
#1C5552 #2C837F #3BB1AB #5FCAC4 #8DD9D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#3BB1AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.06
#3BB1AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BB1AB
8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BB1AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BB1AB | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.06 | 8.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A8AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#959BAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bb1ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 177, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.103 190.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c9c4',
500: '#3bb1ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bb1ab; $custom-light: #81c9c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bb1ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 177,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.949,
"s": 50,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69436,
"c": 0.10329,
"h": 190.2
},
"luminance": 0.35314
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BB1AB
secondary
#C48487
accent
#4E55DA
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281