#3BC1BA#3BC1BA
#3BC1BA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.113 H 189.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BC1BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 193, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 53%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 69%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.4%, 0%, 3.6%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.29, -36.83, -6.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.29, 37.48, 190.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.89% -0.1113 -0.0194) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.89% 0.113 189.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7324, 42.6114, 53.1027) |
| Luminance | 0.4261 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.00
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.22
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.36
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.91
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.99
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BC1BA #C13B42
analogous
#3BC177 #3BC1BA #3B85C1
triadic
#3BC1BA #BA3BC1 #C1BA3B
tetradic
#3BC1BA #773BC1 #C13B42 #85C13B
square
#3BC1BA #773BC1 #C13B42 #85C13B
split-complementary
#3BC1BA #C13B85 #C1773B
monochromatic
#1E6360 #2D928D #3BC1BA #68D1CB #97DFDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#3BC1BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.52
#3BC1BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BC1BA
9.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BC1BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BC1BA | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.52 | 9.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6B7BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A9BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bc1ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 193, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.113 189.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d4ce',
500: '#3bc1ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bc1ba; $custom-light: #84d4ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bc1ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 193,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.866,
"s": 53.175,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73886,
"c": 0.113,
"h": 189.9
},
"luminance": 0.42615
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BC1BA
secondary
#CB8D90
accent
#4B53DD
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382