#3BB3BC#3BB3BC
#3BB3BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 70.5% C 0.104 H 202.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BB3BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 179, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 69%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.6%, 4.8%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.13, -29.63, -14.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.13, 32.88, 205.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.53% -0.0963 -0.0395) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.53% 0.104 202.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9969, 36.7978, 53.2471) |
| Luminance | 0.3680 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.40
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.86
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.57
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.70
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.46
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 9.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BB3BC #BC443B
analogous
#3BBC84 #3BB3BC #3B72BC
triadic
#3BB3BC #BC3BB3 #B3BC3B
tetradic
#3BB3BC #843BBC #BC443B #72BC3B
square
#3BB3BC #843BBC #BC443B #72BC3B
split-complementary
#3BB3BC #BC3B72 #BC843B
monochromatic
#1E5A5F #2C878D #3BB3BC #65C7CF #94D8DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#3BB3BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.36
#3BB3BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BB3BC
8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BB3BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BB3BC | 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)
#A5ABBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#929DBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BAB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bb3bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 179, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.5% 0.104 202.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83cad0',
500: '#3bb3bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bb3bc; $custom-light: #83cad0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bb3bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 179,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.186,
"s": 52.227,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7053,
"c": 0.10409,
"h": 202.3
},
"luminance": 0.36801
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BB3BC
secondary
#C98E8A
accent
#564CDC
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282