#3BB2BD#3BB2BD

#3BB2BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.364; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.104 H 204.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3BB2BD
RGB	rgb(59, 178, 189)
HSL	hsl(185, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(185, 69%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.8%, 5.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.86, -28.84, -15.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.86, 32.60, 207.81°)
OKLab	oklab(70.32% -0.0948 -0.0422)
OKLCH	oklch(70.32% 0.104 204)
XYZ	xyz(26.9053, 36.4416, 53.7502)
Luminance	0.3644 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3BB2BD #BD463B

analogous

#3BBD87 #3BB2BD #3B71BD

triadic

#3BB2BD #BD3BB2 #B2BD3B

tetradic

#3BB2BD #873BBD #BD463B #71BD3B

square

#3BB2BD #873BBD #BD463B #71BD3B

split-complementary

#3BB2BD #BD3B71 #BD873B

monochromatic

#1E5A60 #2C868E #3BB2BD #66C6CF #95D8DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.53

#3BB2BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.29

#3BB2BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BB2BD

8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3BB2BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3BB2BD	1.00	2.53	8.29	8.29
#FFFFFF	2.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.29	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.29	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A4ABBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#919DBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B9B5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3bb2bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 178, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.104 204.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83c9d0',
    500: '#3bb2bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3bb2bd;
$custom-light: #83c9d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3bb2bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.077,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70323,
    "c": 0.10382,
    "h": 204
  },
  "luminance": 0.36445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3BB2BD

secondary

#C9908B

accent

#584CDC

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0C1314

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #3BB2BD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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