#3BB3A5#3BB3A5
#3BB3A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.107 H 184.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BB3A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 179, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 67%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67%, 0%, 7.8%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.43, -36.18, -2.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.43, 36.27, 184.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.74% -0.1065 -0.0075) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.74% 0.107 184) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7121, 35.8838, 41.2139) |
| Luminance | 0.3589 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.49
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.80
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.20
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.85
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.46
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BB3A5 #B33B49
analogous
#3BB369 #3BB3A5 #3B85B3
triadic
#3BB3A5 #A53BB3 #B3A53B
tetradic
#3BB3A5 #693BB3 #B33B49 #85B33B
square
#3BB3A5 #693BB3 #B33B49 #85B33B
split-complementary
#3BB3A5 #B33B85 #B3693B
monochromatic
#1D5750 #2C857B #3BB3A5 #60CBBE #8EDAD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#3BB3A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.18
#3BB3A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BB3A5
8.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BB3A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BB3A5 | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.18 | 8.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA9A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#999CA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bb3a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 179, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.107 184.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81cabf',
500: '#3bb3a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bb3a5; $custom-light: #81cabf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bb3a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 179,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173,
"s": 50.42,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69737,
"c": 0.10673,
"h": 184
},
"luminance": 0.35887
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BB3A5
secondary
#C5858D
accent
#4E5EDA
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281