#3BB8AF#3BB8AF

#3BB8AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.108 H 188.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3BB8AF
RGB	rgb(59, 184, 175)
HSL	hsl(176, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(176, 68%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.9%, 0%, 4.9%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.24, -35.74, -5.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.24, 36.15, 188.60°)
OKLab	oklab(71.3% -0.1071 -0.0152)
OKLCH	oklch(71.3% 0.108 188.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.6784, 38.3029, 46.5363)
Luminance	0.3831 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3BB8AF #B83B44

analogous

#3BB870 #3BB8AF #3B82B8

triadic

#3BB8AF #AF3BB8 #B8AF3B

tetradic

#3BB8AF #703BB8 #B83B44 #82B83B

square

#3BB8AF #703BB8 #B83B44 #82B83B

split-complementary

#3BB8AF #B83B82 #B8703B

monochromatic

#1D5B57 #2C8A83 #3BB8AF #63CDC5 #92DCD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.42

#3BB8AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.66

#3BB8AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BB8AF

8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3BB8AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3BB8AF	1.00	2.42	8.66	8.66
#FFFFFF	2.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#AEAEAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9CA1B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BDB5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3bb8af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 184, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.108 188.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82cec6',
    500: '#3bb8af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3bb8af;
$custom-light: #82cec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3bb8af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 184,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 175.68,
    "s": 51.44,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71304,
    "c": 0.10817,
    "h": 188.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.38306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3BB8AF

secondary

#C7888C

accent

#4D57DB

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F9F8

border

#CBD2D1

text

#0C1313

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #3BB8AF

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

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