#3BC2BE#3BC2BE
#3BC2BE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.113 H 192.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BC2BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 194, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.6%, 0%, 2.1%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.71, -36.17, -8.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.71, 37.16, 193.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.27% -0.1106 -0.0237) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.27% 0.113 192.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3854, 43.2275, 55.4476) |
| Luminance | 0.4323 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.84
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.96
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.01
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.91
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.12
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BC2BE #C23B3F
analogous
#3BC27A #3BC2BE #3B83C2
triadic
#3BC2BE #BE3BC2 #C2BE3B
tetradic
#3BC2BE #7A3BC2 #C23B3F #83C23B
square
#3BC2BE #7A3BC2 #C23B3F #83C23B
split-complementary
#3BC2BE #C23B83 #C27A3B
monochromatic
#1E6462 #2D9390 #3BC2BE #69D1CE #98E0DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#3BC2BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#3BC2BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BC2BE
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BC2BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BC2BE | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.65 | 9.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6B8BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2AABF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bc2be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 194, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.113 192.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85d5d1',
500: '#3bc2be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bc2be; $custom-light: #85d5d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bc2be",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 194,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.222,
"s": 53.36,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74265,
"c": 0.11306,
"h": 192.1
},
"luminance": 0.43231
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BC2BE
secondary
#CB8E8F
accent
#4B4FDD
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8382