#3BB5B0#3BB5B0
#3BB5B0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.106 H 191.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BB5B0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 181, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 51%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 67%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.4%, 0%, 2.8%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.36, -34.06, -7.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.36, 34.83, 192.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.6% -0.1036 -0.0203) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.6% 0.106 191.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1604, 37.1092, 46.8499) |
| Luminance | 0.3711 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.04
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.39
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.64
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.82
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.20
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BB5B0 #B53B40
analogous
#3BB573 #3BB5B0 #3B7DB5
triadic
#3BB5B0 #B03BB5 #B5B03B
tetradic
#3BB5B0 #733BB5 #B53B40 #7DB53B
square
#3BB5B0 #733BB5 #B53B40 #7DB53B
split-complementary
#3BB5B0 #B53B7D #B5733B
monochromatic
#1D5956 #2C8783 #3BB5B0 #62CCC7 #90DBD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#3BB5B0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.42
#3BB5B0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BB5B0
8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BB5B0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BB5B0 | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.42 | 8.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAACB0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989EB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BAB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bb5b0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 181, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.106 191.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82cbc7',
500: '#3bb5b0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bb5b0; $custom-light: #82cbc7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bb5b0",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 181,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.541,
"s": 50.833,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70596,
"c": 0.10554,
"h": 191.1
},
"luminance": 0.37112
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BB5B0
secondary
#C68689
accent
#4D53DA
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282