#3BB3A2#3BB3A2
#3BB3A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.108 H 181.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BB3A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 179, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 67%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67%, 0%, 9.5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.35, -36.99, -1.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.35, 37.00, 181.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.64% -0.1078 -0.0033) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.64% 0.108 181.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4422, 35.7759, 39.7927) |
| Luminance | 0.3578 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.76
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.32
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.46
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.40
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.47
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BB3A2 #B33B4C
analogous
#3BB366 #3BB3A2 #3B88B3
triadic
#3BB3A2 #A23BB3 #B3A23B
tetradic
#3BB3A2 #663BB3 #B33B4C #88B33B
square
#3BB3A2 #663BB3 #B33B4C #88B33B
split-complementary
#3BB3A2 #B33B88 #B3663B
monochromatic
#1D574F #2C8578 #3BB3A2 #60CBBC #8EDACF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#3BB3A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.16
#3BB3A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BB3A2
8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BB3A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BB3A2 | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.16 | 8.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABA9A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9CA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bb3a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 179, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.108 181.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81cabd',
500: '#3bb3a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bb3a2; $custom-light: #81cabd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bb3a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 179,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.5,
"s": 50.42,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69642,
"c": 0.1079,
"h": 181.8
},
"luminance": 0.35779
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BB3A2
secondary
#C5858E
accent
#4E62DA
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281