#3BB8CD#3BB8CD

#3BB8CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.110 H 211.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3BB8CD
RGB	rgb(59, 184, 205)
HSL	hsl(189, 59%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(189, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.2%, 10.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.19, -26.94, -20.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.19, 33.84, 217.25°)
OKLab	oklab(72.39% -0.0942 -0.057)
OKLCH	oklch(72.39% 0.11 211.2)
XYZ	xyz(29.9589, 39.6151, 63.8133)
Luminance	0.3962 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3BB8CD #CD503B

analogous

#3BCD99 #3BB8CD #3B6FCD

triadic

#3BB8CD #CD3BB8 #B8CD3B

tetradic

#3BB8CD #993BCD #CD503B #6FCD3B

square

#3BB8CD #993BCD #CD503B #6FCD3B

split-complementary

#3BB8CD #CD3B6F #CD993B

monochromatic

#1D6571 #2990A2 #3BB8CD #6CCAD9 #9DDBE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#3BB8CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.92

#3BB8CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BB8CD

8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3BB8CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3BB8CD	1.00	2.35	8.92	8.92
#FFFFFF	2.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A7B2CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#92A2CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C1BE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3bb8cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 184, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.110 211.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85cddc',
    500: '#3bb8cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3bb8cd;
$custom-light: #85cddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3bb8cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 184,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.63,
    "s": 59.35,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7239,
    "c": 0.11015,
    "h": 211.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.39619
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3BB8CD

secondary

#D29B92

accent

#5C45E3

background

#F8FCFD

surface

#F0F9FB

border

#CBD2D4

text

#0D1315

muted

#7D8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #3BB8CD

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

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