#3BB2C5#3BB2C5

#3BB2C5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.106 H 210.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3BB2C5
RGB	rgb(59, 178, 197)
HSL	hsl(188, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(188, 70%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.1%, 9.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.13, -26.41, -19.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.13, 32.67, 216.05°)
OKLab	oklab(70.63% -0.0915 -0.0535)
OKLCH	oklch(70.63% 0.106 210.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.7978, 36.7986, 58.4503)
Luminance	0.3680 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3BB2C5 #C54E3B

analogous

#3BC593 #3BB2C5 #3B6DC5

triadic

#3BB2C5 #C53BB2 #B2C53B

tetradic

#3BB2C5 #933BC5 #C54E3B #6DC53B

square

#3BB2C5 #933BC5 #C54E3B #6DC53B

split-complementary

#3BB2C5 #C53B6D #C5933B

monochromatic

#1F5D67 #2C8896 #3BB2C5 #6AC5D3 #99D7E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.51

#3BB2C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.36

#3BB2C5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BB2C5

8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3BB2C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3BB2C5	1.00	2.51	8.36	8.36
#FFFFFF	2.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A2ACC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E9DC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BAB8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3bb2c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 178, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.106 210.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84c9d6',
    500: '#3bb2c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3bb2c5;
$custom-light: #84c9d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3bb2c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.261,
    "s": 54.331,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7063,
    "c": 0.10599,
    "h": 210.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.36802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3BB2C5

secondary

#CD988F

accent

#5E4ADE

background

#F8FCFD

surface

#F0F8FA

border

#CBD1D3

text

#0C1314

muted

#7D8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #3BB2C5

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

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