#3BC1AD#3BC1AD
#3BC1AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.117 H 180.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BC1AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 193, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 53%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 69%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.4%, 0%, 10.4%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.93, -40.37, -0.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.93, 40.37, 180.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.47% -0.1172 -0.0016) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.47% 0.117 180.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4128, 42.0836, 46.1526) |
| Luminance | 0.4209 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 1.72
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.73
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.41
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.44
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.74
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BC1AD #C13B4F
analogous
#3BC16A #3BC1AD #3B92C1
triadic
#3BC1AD #AD3BC1 #C1AD3B
tetradic
#3BC1AD #6A3BC1 #C13B4F #92C13B
square
#3BC1AD #6A3BC1 #C13B4F #92C13B
split-complementary
#3BC1AD #C13B92 #C16A3B
monochromatic
#1E6359 #2D9283 #3BC1AD #68D1C1 #97DFD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#3BC1AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.42
#3BC1AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BC1AD
9.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BC1AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BC1AD | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.42 | 9.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B6AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6A8AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bc1ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 193, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.117 180.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d4c5',
500: '#3bc1ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bc1ad; $custom-light: #83d4c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bc1ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 193,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.045,
"s": 53.175,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73471,
"c": 0.1172,
"h": 180.8
},
"luminance": 0.42087
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BC1AD
secondary
#CB8D96
accent
#4B61DD
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381