#3BB4C6#3BB4C6

#3BB4C6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.377; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.107 H 209.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#3BB4C6
RGBrgb(59, 180, 198)
HSLhsl(188, 55%, 50%)
HSVhsv(188, 70%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(70.2%, 9.1%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LABlab(67.76, -27.10, -18.81)
CIE-LCHlch(67.76, 32.99, 214.77°)
OKLaboklab(71.15% -0.0931 -0.0523)
OKLCHoklch(71.15% 0.107 209.3)
XYZxyz(28.3136, 37.6463, 59.1894)
Luminance0.3765 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#3BB4C6 #C64D3B
analogous
#3BC693 #3BB4C6 #3B6EC6
triadic
#3BB4C6 #C63BB4 #B4C63B
tetradic
#3BB4C6 #933BC6 #C64D3B #6EC63B
square
#3BB4C6 #933BC6 #C64D3B #6EC63B
split-complementary
#3BB4C6 #C63B6E #C6933B
monochromatic
#1E5F68 #2C8A98 #3BB4C6 #6AC6D4 #9AD8E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.46
#3BB4C6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.53
#3BB4C6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BB4C6
8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##3BB4C6#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##3BB4C61.002.468.538.53
#FFFFFF2.461.0021.0021.00
#0000008.5321.001.001.00
##0000008.5321.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4ADC7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#909FC6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BCB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #3bb4c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 180, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.107 209.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84cad7',
    500: '#3bb4c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #3bb4c6;
$custom-light: #84cad7;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#3bb4c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.77,
    "s": 54.941,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71152,
    "c": 0.1068,
    "h": 209.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.3765
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#3BB4C6
secondary
#CD978F
accent
#5D4ADE
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283

Preview Lab

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#3BB4C6 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva