#3BB6BC#3BB6BC
#3BB6BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.106 H 199.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BB6BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 182, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 69%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.6%, 3.2%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.03, -31.08, -12.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.03, 33.65, 202.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.26% -0.0993 -0.0358) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.26% 0.106 199.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6047, 38.0134, 53.4497) |
| Luminance | 0.3802 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.64
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.82
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.57
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.15
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.98
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BB6BC #BC413B
analogous
#3BBC81 #3BB6BC #3B75BC
triadic
#3BB6BC #BC3BB6 #B6BC3B
tetradic
#3BB6BC #813BBC #BC413B #75BC3B
square
#3BB6BC #813BBC #BC413B #75BC3B
split-complementary
#3BB6BC #BC3B75 #BC813B
monochromatic
#1E5C5F #2C898D #3BB6BC #65CACF #94DADD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#3BB6BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.60
#3BB6BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BB6BC
8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BB6BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BB6BC | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.60 | 8.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9AEBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96A0BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BDB8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bb6bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 182, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.106 199.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83ccd0',
500: '#3bb6bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bb6bc; $custom-light: #83ccd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bb6bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 182,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.791,
"s": 52.227,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71262,
"c": 0.10558,
"h": 199.8
},
"luminance": 0.38017
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BB6BC
secondary
#C98D8A
accent
#534CDC
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F9
border
#CBD2D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282