#3BC3A6#3BC3A6
#3BC3A6 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.123 H 175.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BC3A6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 195, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.7%, 0%, 14.9%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.36, -43.07, 4.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.36, 43.26, 174.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.76% -0.1224 0.0101) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.76% 0.123 175.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1982, 42.7100, 42.8267) |
| Luminance | 0.4271 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.87
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.47
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.48
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.57
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.54
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BC3A6 #C33B58
analogous
#3BC362 #3BC3A6 #3B9CC3
triadic
#3BC3A6 #A63BC3 #C3A63B
tetradic
#3BC3A6 #623BC3 #C33B58 #9CC33B
square
#3BC3A6 #623BC3 #C33B58 #9CC33B
split-complementary
#3BC3A6 #C33B9C #C3623B
monochromatic
#1F6556 #2D947E #3BC3A6 #69D2BC #98E0D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#3BC3A6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.54
#3BC3A6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BC3A6
9.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BC3A6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BC3A6 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.54 | 9.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCB7A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A9A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bc3a6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 195, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.123 175.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d6c0',
500: '#3bc3a6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bc3a6; $custom-light: #83d6c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bc3a6",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 195,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.206,
"s": 53.543,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73762,
"c": 0.12286,
"h": 175.3
},
"luminance": 0.42713
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BC3A6
secondary
#CC8E9B
accent
#4B6ADD
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381