#3BB6CB#3BB6CB

#3BB6CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.109 H 211.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3BB6CB
RGB	rgb(59, 182, 203)
HSL	hsl(189, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(189, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.9%, 10.3%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.53, -26.56, -20.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.53, 33.49, 217.52°)
OKLab	oklab(71.83% -0.0931 -0.0568)
OKLCH	oklch(71.83% 0.109 211.4)
XYZ	xyz(29.3065, 38.6941, 62.4125)
Luminance	0.3870 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3BB6CB #CB503B

analogous

#3BCB98 #3BB6CB #3B6ECB

triadic

#3BB6CB #CB3BB6 #B6CB3B

tetradic

#3BB6CB #983BCB #CB503B #6ECB3B

square

#3BB6CB #983BCB #CB503B #6ECB3B

split-complementary

#3BB6CB #CB3B6E #CB983B

monochromatic

#1D636E #2A8E9F #3BB6CB #6BC8D8 #9CDAE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.40

#3BB6CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.74

#3BB6CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BB6CB

8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3BB6CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3BB6CB	1.00	2.40	8.74	8.74
#FFFFFF	2.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A5B0CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#91A1CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BFBC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A7A7A7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3bb6cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 182, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.109 211.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85ccda',
    500: '#3bb6cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3bb6cb;
$custom-light: #85ccda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3bb6cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 182,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.75,
    "s": 58.065,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7183,
    "c": 0.10902,
    "h": 211.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.38698
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3BB6CB

secondary

#D19A91

accent

#5D47E1

background

#F8FCFD

surface

#F0F8FA

border

#CBD1D3

text

#0C1315

muted

#7D8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #3BB6CB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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