#3BB2A9#3BB2A9
#3BB2A9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.105 H 187.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BB2A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 178, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 50%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 67%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.9%, 0%, 5.1%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.24, -34.62, -5.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.24, 34.99, 188.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.62% -0.1036 -0.0142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.62% 0.105 187.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8822, 35.6324, 43.0948) |
| Luminance | 0.3564 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.33
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.04
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.64
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.11
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 7.27
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BB2A9 #B23B44
analogous
#3BB26E #3BB2A9 #3B80B2
triadic
#3BB2A9 #A93BB2 #B2A93B
tetradic
#3BB2A9 #6E3BB2 #B23B44 #80B23B
square
#3BB2A9 #6E3BB2 #B23B44 #80B23B
split-complementary
#3BB2A9 #B23B80 #B26E3B
monochromatic
#1D5652 #2C847D #3BB2A9 #60CAC2 #8EDAD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#3BB2A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.13
#3BB2A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BB2A9
8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BB2A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BB2A9 | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.13 | 8.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A9A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#979CAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bb2a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 178, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.105 187.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c9c2',
500: '#3bb2a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bb2a9; $custom-light: #81c9c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bb2a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 178,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.462,
"s": 50.211,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69617,
"c": 0.10458,
"h": 187.8
},
"luminance": 0.35635
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BB2A9
secondary
#C48589
accent
#4E59DA
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281