#3BB1BD#3BB1BD
#3BB1BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.103 H 204.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BB1BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 177, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 69%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.8%, 6.3%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.55, -28.35, -15.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.55, 32.39, 208.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.08% -0.0938 -0.0435) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.08% 0.103 204.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7071, 36.0452, 53.6841) |
| Luminance | 0.3605 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.41
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.38
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.00
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.69
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.73
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 10.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BB1BD #BD473B
analogous
#3BBD88 #3BB1BD #3B70BD
triadic
#3BB1BD #BD3BB1 #B1BD3B
tetradic
#3BB1BD #883BBD #BD473B #70BD3B
square
#3BB1BD #883BBD #BD473B #70BD3B
split-complementary
#3BB1BD #BD3B70 #BD883B
monochromatic
#1E5A60 #2C858E #3BB1BD #66C6CF #95D7DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#3BB1BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.21
#3BB1BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BB1BD
8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BB1BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BB1BD | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.21 | 8.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3AABE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#909CBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bb1bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 177, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.103 204.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83c8d0',
500: '#3bb1bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bb1bd; $custom-light: #83c8d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bb1bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 177,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.538,
"s": 52.419,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70079,
"c": 0.10341,
"h": 204.9
},
"luminance": 0.36048
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BB1BD
secondary
#C9908B
accent
#594CDC
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282