#3BC2AC#3BC2AC
#3BC2AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.119 H 179.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BC2AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 194, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.6%, 0%, 11.3%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.21, -41.08, 0.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.21, 41.08, 179.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.69% -0.1187 0.0009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.69% 0.119 179.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5382, 42.4886, 45.7188) |
| Luminance | 0.4249 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 1.64
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.01
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.03
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.22
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.93
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BC2AC #C23B51
analogous
#3BC268 #3BC2AC #3B95C2
triadic
#3BC2AC #AC3BC2 #C2AC3B
tetradic
#3BC2AC #683BC2 #C23B51 #95C23B
square
#3BC2AC #683BC2 #C23B51 #95C23B
split-complementary
#3BC2AC #C23B95 #C2683B
monochromatic
#1E6459 #2D9382 #3BC2AC #69D1C0 #98E0D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#3BC2AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.50
#3BC2AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BC2AC
9.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BC2AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BC2AC | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.50 | 9.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB6AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7A9AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bc2ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 194, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.119 179.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d5c4',
500: '#3bc2ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bc2ac; $custom-light: #83d5c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bc2ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 194,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.222,
"s": 53.36,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73689,
"c": 0.11866,
"h": 179.6
},
"luminance": 0.42492
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BC2AC
secondary
#CB8E98
accent
#4B63DD
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381