#3BB2A4#3BB2A4
#3BB2A4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.106 H 183.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BB2A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 178, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 50%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 67%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.9%, 0%, 7.9%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.10, -35.99, -2.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.10, 36.08, 183.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.46% -0.1059 -0.0073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.46% 0.106 183.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4217, 35.4482, 40.6699) |
| Luminance | 0.3545 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.50
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.03
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.40
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.07
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.43
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BB2A4 #B23B49
analogous
#3BB269 #3BB2A4 #3B85B2
triadic
#3BB2A4 #A43BB2 #B2A43B
tetradic
#3BB2A4 #693BB2 #B23B49 #85B23B
square
#3BB2A4 #693BB2 #B23B49 #85B23B
split-complementary
#3BB2A4 #B23B85 #B2693B
monochromatic
#1D564F #2C847A #3BB2A4 #60CABE #8EDAD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#3BB2A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#3BB2A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BB2A4
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BB2A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BB2A4 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A8A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989BA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bb2a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 178, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.106 183.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c9be',
500: '#3bb2a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bb2a4; $custom-light: #81c9be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bb2a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 178,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.941,
"s": 50.211,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69455,
"c": 0.10614,
"h": 183.9
},
"luminance": 0.35451
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BB2A4
secondary
#C4858C
accent
#4E5FDA
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281