#3BC3AC#3BC3AC
#3BC3AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.120 H 179.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BC3AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 195, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.7%, 0%, 11.8%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.51, -41.52, 1.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.51, 41.53, 178.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.94% -0.1197 0.0021) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.94% 0.12 179) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7615, 42.9353, 45.7932) |
| Luminance | 0.4294 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 1.71
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.31
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.39
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.26
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.62
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BC3AC #C33B52
analogous
#3BC368 #3BC3AC #3B96C3
triadic
#3BC3AC #AC3BC3 #C3AC3B
tetradic
#3BC3AC #683BC3 #C33B52 #96C33B
square
#3BC3AC #683BC3 #C33B52 #96C33B
split-complementary
#3BC3AC #C33B96 #C3683B
monochromatic
#1F6559 #2D9483 #3BC3AC #69D2C0 #98E0D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#3BC3AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.59
#3BC3AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BC3AC
9.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BC3AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BC3AC | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.59 | 9.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB7AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8A9AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bc3ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 195, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.120 179.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d6c4',
500: '#3bc3ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bc3ac; $custom-light: #83d6c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bc3ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 195,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.853,
"s": 53.543,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73938,
"c": 0.11969,
"h": 179
},
"luminance": 0.42939
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BC3AC
secondary
#CC8E99
accent
#4B64DD
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381