#3BC2B3#3BC2B3
#3BC2B3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.116 H 184.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BC2B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 194, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.6%, 0%, 7.7%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.39, -39.21, -2.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.39, 39.33, 184.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.91% -0.1155 -0.0086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.91% 0.116 184.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2282, 42.7647, 49.3531) |
| Luminance | 0.4277 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.56
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.67
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.78
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.00
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.44
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BC2B3 #C23B4A
analogous
#3BC26F #3BC2B3 #3B8EC2
triadic
#3BC2B3 #B33BC2 #C2B33B
tetradic
#3BC2B3 #6F3BC2 #C23B4A #8EC23B
square
#3BC2B3 #6F3BC2 #C23B4A #8EC23B
split-complementary
#3BC2B3 #C23B8E #C26F3B
monochromatic
#1E645C #2D9388 #3BC2B3 #69D1C6 #98E0D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#3BC2B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.55
#3BC2B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BC2B3
9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BC2B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BC2B3 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.55 | 9.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8B7B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5A9B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bc2b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 194, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.116 184.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d5c9',
500: '#3bc2b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bc2b3; $custom-light: #84d5c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bc2b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 194,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.333,
"s": 53.36,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73905,
"c": 0.11579,
"h": 184.3
},
"luminance": 0.42768
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BC2B3
secondary
#CB8E94
accent
#4B5BDD
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382