#3BB1BB#3BB1BB
#3BB1BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.103 H 203.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BB1BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 177, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.4%, 5.3%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.49, -28.95, -14.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.49, 32.45, 206.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70% -0.0947 -0.0407) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70% 0.103 203.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4915, 35.9589, 52.5487) |
| Luminance | 0.3596 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.00
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.19
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.24
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.37
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.99
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BB1BB #BB453B
analogous
#3BBB85 #3BB1BB #3B71BB
triadic
#3BB1BB #BB3BB1 #B1BB3B
tetradic
#3BB1BB #853BBB #BB453B #71BB3B
square
#3BB1BB #853BBB #BB453B #71BB3B
split-complementary
#3BB1BB #BB3B71 #BB853B
monochromatic
#1E595E #2C858C #3BB1BB #65C6CE #93D7DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#3BB1BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.19
#3BB1BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BB1BB
8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BB1BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BB1BB | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.19 | 8.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3AABC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#919CBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bb1bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 177, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.103 203.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82c8cf',
500: '#3bb1bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bb1bb; $custom-light: #82c8cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bb1bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 177,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.688,
"s": 52.033,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70004,
"c": 0.10305,
"h": 203.2
},
"luminance": 0.35962
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BB1BB
secondary
#C88E8A
accent
#584CDB
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282