#3BC1CA#3BC1CA
#3BC1CA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.112 H 201.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BC1CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 193, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 71%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.8%, 4.5%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.78, -32.23, -14.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.78, 35.52, 204.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.44% -0.1044 -0.0414) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.44% 0.112 201.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5295, 43.3303, 62.5675) |
| Luminance | 0.4333 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.43
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.60
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.12
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.37
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.92
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BC1CA #CA443B
analogous
#3BCA8B #3BC1CA #3B79CA
triadic
#3BC1CA #CA3BC1 #C1CA3B
tetradic
#3BC1CA #8B3BCA #CA443B #79CA3B
square
#3BC1CA #8B3BCA #CA443B #79CA3B
split-complementary
#3BC1CA #CA3B79 #CA8B3B
monochromatic
#1E686D #2B969D #3BC1CA #6BD0D7 #9BDFE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#3BC1CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.67
#3BC1CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BC1CA
9.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BC1CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BC1CA | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.67 | 9.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2B9CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EA9CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bc1ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 193, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.112 201.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d4da',
500: '#3bc1ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bc1ca; $custom-light: #86d4da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bc1ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 193,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.776,
"s": 57.43,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74444,
"c": 0.11232,
"h": 201.7
},
"luminance": 0.43334
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BC1CA
secondary
#D09591
accent
#5147E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383