#3BBCA4#3BBCA4
#3BBCA4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.116 H 177.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BBCA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 188, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 69%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.6%, 0%, 12.8%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.16, -40.51, 1.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.16, 40.56, 177.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.96% -0.1162 0.0046) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.96% 0.116 177.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4844, 39.5736, 41.3574) |
| Luminance | 0.3958 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.78
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.48
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.46
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.38
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.11
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BBCA4 #BC3B53
analogous
#3BBC63 #3BBCA4 #3B93BC
triadic
#3BBCA4 #A43BBC #BCA43B
tetradic
#3BBCA4 #633BBC #BC3B53 #93BC3B
square
#3BBCA4 #633BBC #BC3B53 #93BC3B
split-complementary
#3BBCA4 #BC3B93 #BC633B
monochromatic
#1E5F53 #2C8D7B #3BBCA4 #65CFBB #94DDD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#3BBCA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.92
#3BBCA4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BBCA4
8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BBCA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BBCA4 | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.92 | 8.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 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)
#B5B1A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A3A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BFB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bbca4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 188, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.116 177.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d1be',
500: '#3bbca4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bbca4; $custom-light: #82d1be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bbca4",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 188,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.837,
"s": 52.227,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71955,
"c": 0.11632,
"h": 177.7
},
"luminance": 0.39577
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BBCA4
secondary
#C98A96
accent
#4C67DC
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8281