#3BB8CC#3BB8CC

#3BB8CC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.110 H 210.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#3BB8CC
RGBrgb(59, 184, 204)
HSLhsl(188, 59%, 52%)
HSVhsv(188, 71%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(71.1%, 9.8%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LABlab(69.16, -27.25, -19.99)
CIE-LCHlch(69.16, 33.79, 216.26°)
OKLaboklab(72.35% -0.0946 -0.0556)
OKLCHoklch(72.35% 0.11 210.4)
XYZxyz(29.8385, 39.5669, 63.1796)
Luminance0.3957 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#3BB8CC #CC4F3B
analogous
#3BCC98 #3BB8CC #3B70CC
triadic
#3BB8CC #CC3BB8 #B8CC3B
tetradic
#3BB8CC #983BCC #CC4F3B #70CC3B
square
#3BB8CC #983BCC #CC4F3B #70CC3B
split-complementary
#3BB8CC #CC3B70 #CC983B
monochromatic
#1D6470 #2A90A0 #3BB8CC #6CCAD9 #9CDBE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.36
#3BB8CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.91
#3BB8CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BB8CC
8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##3BB8CC#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##3BB8CC1.002.368.918.91
#FFFFFF2.361.0021.0021.00
#0000008.9121.001.001.00
##0000008.9121.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7B1CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93A2CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #3bb8cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 184, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.110 210.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85cddb',
    500: '#3bb8cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #3bb8cc;
$custom-light: #85cddb;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#3bb8cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 184,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.276,
    "s": 58.704,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7235,
    "c": 0.10977,
    "h": 210.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.3957
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#3BB8CC
secondary
#D19A92
accent
#5B46E2
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FB
border
#CBD2D4
text
#0C1315
muted
#7D8283

Preview Lab

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#3BB8CC Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva