#3BB8CF#3BB8CF

#3BB8CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.111 H 212.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3BB8CF
RGB	rgb(59, 184, 207)
HSL	hsl(189, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(189, 71%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.5%, 11.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.26, -26.32, -21.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.26, 33.97, 219.21°)
OKLab	oklab(72.47% -0.0934 -0.0598)
OKLCH	oklch(72.47% 0.111 212.6)
XYZ	xyz(30.2018, 39.7122, 65.0929)
Luminance	0.3972 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3BB8CF #CF523B

analogous

#3BCF9C #3BB8CF #3B6ECF

triadic

#3BB8CF #CF3BB8 #B8CF3B

tetradic

#3BB8CF #9C3BCF #CF523B #6ECF3B

square

#3BB8CF #9C3BCF #CF523B #6ECF3B

split-complementary

#3BB8CF #CF3B6E #CF9C3B

monochromatic

#1C6673 #2891A5 #3BB8CF #6CCADB #9DDCE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#3BB8CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.94

#3BB8CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BB8CF

8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3BB8CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3BB8CF	1.00	2.35	8.94	8.94
#FFFFFF	2.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A6B2D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#92A3CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C1BF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3bb8cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 184, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.111 212.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85cddd',
    500: '#3bb8cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3bb8cf;
$custom-light: #85cddd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3bb8cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 184,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.324,
    "s": 60.656,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72469,
    "c": 0.11093,
    "h": 212.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.39716
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3BB8CF

secondary

#D39D93

accent

#5D44E4

background

#F8FCFD

surface

#F0F9FB

border

#CBD2D4

text

#0D1315

muted

#7D8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #3BB8CF

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

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