#3BB5A3#3BB5A3
#3BB5A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.109 H 181.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BB5A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 181, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 51%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 67%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.4%, 0%, 9.9%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.99, -37.63, -0.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.99, 37.64, 180.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.17% -0.1095 -0.0023) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.17% 0.109 181.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9352, 36.6191, 40.3973) |
| Luminance | 0.3662 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.21
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.18
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.82
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.91
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.16
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BB5A3 #B53B4D
analogous
#3BB566 #3BB5A3 #3B8AB5
triadic
#3BB5A3 #A33BB5 #B5A33B
tetradic
#3BB5A3 #663BB5 #B53B4D #8AB53B
square
#3BB5A3 #663BB5 #B53B4D #8AB53B
split-complementary
#3BB5A3 #B53B8A #B5663B
monochromatic
#1D5950 #2C8779 #3BB5A3 #62CCBC #90DBD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#3BB5A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.32
#3BB5A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BB5A3
8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BB5A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BB5A3 | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.32 | 8.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADABA2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C9EA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bb5a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 181, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.109 181.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81ccbe',
500: '#3bb5a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bb5a3; $custom-light: #81ccbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bb5a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 181,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.148,
"s": 50.833,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70174,
"c": 0.10949,
"h": 181.2
},
"luminance": 0.36622
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BB5A3
secondary
#C68690
accent
#4D62DA
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281