#3BBAB2#3BBAB2

#3BBAB2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.109 H 188.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3BBAB2
RGB	rgb(59, 186, 178)
HSL	hsl(176, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(176, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.3%, 0%, 4.3%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.94, -35.84, -6.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.94, 36.34, 189.55°)
OKLab	oklab(71.9% -0.1078 -0.0169)
OKLCH	oklch(71.9% 0.109 188.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.3947, 39.2588, 48.2448)
Luminance	0.3926 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3BBAB2 #BA3B43

analogous

#3BBA72 #3BBAB2 #3B83BA

triadic

#3BBAB2 #B23BBA #BAB23B

tetradic

#3BBAB2 #723BBA #BA3B43 #83BA3B

square

#3BBAB2 #723BBA #BA3B43 #83BA3B

split-complementary

#3BBAB2 #BA3B83 #BA723B

monochromatic

#1E5D59 #2C8C86 #3BBAB2 #64CEC7 #93DDD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.37

#3BBAB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.85

#3BBAB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BBAB2

8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3BBAB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3BBAB2	1.00	2.37	8.85	8.85
#FFFFFF	2.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B0B0B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9DA2B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BFB7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3bbab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 186, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.109 188.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83cfc9',
    500: '#3bbab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3bbab2;
$custom-light: #83cfc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3bbab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 186,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 176.22,
    "s": 51.837,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71898,
    "c": 0.10912,
    "h": 188.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.39262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3BBAB2

secondary

#C8898D

accent

#4D56DB

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F9F8

border

#CBD2D1

text

#0C1413

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #3BBAB2

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

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