#3BB49E#3BB49E
#3BB49E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.111 H 178.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BB49E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 180, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 51%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 67%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.2%, 0%, 12.2%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.55, -38.50, 1.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.55, 38.53, 177.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.77% -0.1107 0.0034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.77% 0.111 178.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2935, 36.0382, 38.0169) |
| Luminance | 0.3604 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.65
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.76
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.14
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.44
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.11
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BB49E #B43B51
analogous
#3BB462 #3BB49E #3B8EB4
triadic
#3BB49E #9E3BB4 #B49E3B
tetradic
#3BB49E #623BB4 #B43B51 #8EB43B
square
#3BB49E #623BB4 #B43B51 #8EB43B
split-complementary
#3BB49E #B43B8E #B4623B
monochromatic
#1D584D #2C8676 #3BB49E #61CBB8 #8FDACD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#3BB49E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.21
#3BB49E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BB49E
8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BB49E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BB49E | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.21 | 8.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADA99D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C9DA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bb49e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 180, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.111 178.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80cbba',
500: '#3bb49e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bb49e; $custom-light: #80cbba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bb49e",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 180,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.091,
"s": 50.628,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6977,
"c": 0.1108,
"h": 178.3
},
"luminance": 0.36041
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BB49E
secondary
#C58691
accent
#4E67DA
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280