#3BBBB9#3BBBB9
#3BBBB9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.109 H 193.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BBBB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 187, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.4%, 0%, 1.1%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.45, -34.33, -9.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.45, 35.52, 194.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.38% -0.1057 -0.0254) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.38% 0.109 193.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3269, 39.9700, 52.1116) |
| Luminance | 0.3997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.79
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.09
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.29
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.72
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.55
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BBBB9 #BB3B3D
analogous
#3BBB79 #3BBBB9 #3B7DBB
triadic
#3BBBB9 #B93BBB #BBB93B
tetradic
#3BBBB9 #793BBB #BB3B3D #7DBB3B
square
#3BBBB9 #793BBB #BB3B3D #7DBB3B
split-complementary
#3BBBB9 #BB3B7D #BB793B
monochromatic
#1E5E5D #2C8C8B #3BBBB9 #65CECD #93DDDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#3BBBB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#3BBBB9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BBBB9
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BBBB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BBBB9 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFB2B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA4BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bbbb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 187, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.109 193.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d0ce',
500: '#3bbbb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bbbb9; $custom-light: #83d0ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bbbb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 187,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.063,
"s": 52.033,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7238,
"c": 0.10871,
"h": 193.5
},
"luminance": 0.39973
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BBBB9
secondary
#C88A8B
accent
#4C4FDB
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F9
border
#CBD2D2
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8282