#3BBDCF#3BBDCF

#3BBDCF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.418; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.112 H 208.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#3BBDCF
RGBrgb(59, 189, 207)
HSLhsl(187, 61%, 52%)
HSVhsv(187, 71%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(71.5%, 8.7%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LABlab(70.75, -28.80, -19.22)
CIE-LCHlch(70.75, 34.62, 213.71°)
OKLaboklab(73.67% -0.0984 -0.0534)
OKLCHoklch(73.67% 0.112 208.5)
XYZxyz(31.2588, 41.8263, 65.4452)
Luminance0.4183 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#3BBDCF #CF4D3B
analogous
#3BCF97 #3BBDCF #3B73CF
triadic
#3BBDCF #CF3BBD #BDCF3B
tetradic
#3BBDCF #973BCF #CF4D3B #73CF3B
square
#3BBDCF #973BCF #CF4D3B #73CF3B
split-complementary
#3BBDCF #CF3B73 #CF973B
monochromatic
#1C6973 #2895A5 #3BBDCF #6CCEDB #9DDEE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.24
#3BBDCF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.37
#3BBDCF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BBDCF
9.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##3BBDCF#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##3BBDCF1.002.249.379.37
#FFFFFF2.241.0021.0021.00
#0000009.3721.001.001.00
##0000009.3721.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACB6D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A7CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #3bbdcf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 189, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.112 208.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86d1dd',
    500: '#3bbdcf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #3bbdcf;
$custom-light: #86d1dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#3bbdcf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 189,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.297,
    "s": 60.656,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73668,
    "c": 0.11194,
    "h": 208.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.4183
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#3BBDCF
secondary
#D39A93
accent
#5744E4
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FB
border
#CBD2D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #3BBDCF

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#3BBDCF Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva