#3BB5AE#3BB5AE
#3BB5AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 70.5% C 0.106 H 189.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BB5AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 181, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 51%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 67%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.4%, 0%, 3.9%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.30, -34.63, -6.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.30, 35.19, 190.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.53% -0.1045 -0.0175) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.53% 0.106 189.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9640, 37.0306, 45.8154) |
| Luminance | 0.3703 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.66
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.85
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.94
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.19
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.39
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BB5AE #B53B42
analogous
#3BB571 #3BB5AE #3B7FB5
triadic
#3BB5AE #AE3BB5 #B5AE3B
tetradic
#3BB5AE #713BB5 #B53B42 #7FB53B
square
#3BB5AE #713BB5 #B53B42 #7FB53B
split-complementary
#3BB5AE #B53B7F #B5713B
monochromatic
#1D5955 #2C8782 #3BB5AE #62CCC6 #90DBD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#3BB5AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.41
#3BB5AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BB5AE
8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BB5AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BB5AE | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.41 | 8.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABACAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#999EAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BAB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bb5ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 181, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.5% 0.106 189.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82cbc6',
500: '#3bb5ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bb5ae; $custom-light: #82cbc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bb5ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 181,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.557,
"s": 50.833,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70528,
"c": 0.10592,
"h": 189.5
},
"luminance": 0.37034
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BB5AE
secondary
#C6868A
accent
#4D56DA
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282