#3BB59C#3BB59C
#3BB59C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.364; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.113 H 176.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BB59C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 181, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 51%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 67%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.4%, 0%, 13.8%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.81, -39.47, 2.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.81, 39.58, 175.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.96% -0.1127 0.0073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.96% 0.113 176.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3253, 36.3751, 37.1852) |
| Luminance | 0.3638 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 1.91
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.98
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.17
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.20
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.08
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 7.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BB59C #B53B54
analogous
#3BB55F #3BB59C #3B91B5
triadic
#3BB59C #9C3BB5 #B59C3B
tetradic
#3BB59C #5F3BB5 #B53B54 #91B53B
square
#3BB59C #5F3BB5 #B53B54 #91B53B
split-complementary
#3BB59C #B53B91 #B55F3B
monochromatic
#1D594C #2C8774 #3BB59C #62CCB6 #90DBCB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#3BB59C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.28
#3BB59C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BB59C
8.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BB59C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BB59C | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.28 | 8.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEAA9B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9D9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bb59c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 181, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.113 176.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80ccb9',
500: '#3bb59c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bb59c; $custom-light: #80ccb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bb59c",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 181,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.705,
"s": 50.833,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69962,
"c": 0.11295,
"h": 176.3
},
"luminance": 0.36378
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BB59C
secondary
#C68693
accent
#4D6ADA
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280