#3BC2CF#3BC2CF

#3BC2CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.114 H 204.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3BC2CF
RGB	rgb(59, 194, 207)
HSL	hsl(185, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(185, 71%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.5%, 6.3%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.24, -31.23, -16.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.24, 35.54, 208.51°)
OKLab	oklab(74.87% -0.1033 -0.0471)
OKLCH	oklch(74.87% 0.114 204.5)
XYZ	xyz(32.3530, 44.0146, 65.8099)
Luminance	0.4402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3BC2CF #CF483B

analogous

#3BCF92 #3BC2CF #3B78CF

triadic

#3BC2CF #CF3BC2 #C2CF3B

tetradic

#3BC2CF #923BCF #CF483B #78CF3B

square

#3BC2CF #923BCF #CF483B #78CF3B

split-complementary

#3BC2CF #CF3B78 #CF923B

monochromatic

#1C6C73 #289AA5 #3BC2CF #6CD1DB #9DE1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.14

#3BC2CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.80

#3BC2CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BC2CF

9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3BC2CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3BC2CF	1.00	2.14	9.80	9.80
#FFFFFF	2.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B2BAD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9DABCF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CAC6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3bc2cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 194, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.114 204.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86d5dd',
    500: '#3bc2cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3bc2cf;
$custom-light: #86d5dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3bc2cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 194,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.27,
    "s": 60.656,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74869,
    "c": 0.11352,
    "h": 204.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.44018
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3BC2CF

secondary

#D39893

accent

#5244E4

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FAFB

border

#CBD3D4

text

#0D1415

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #3BC2CF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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