#3BC3C6#3BC3C6
#3BC3C6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.113 H 197.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BC3C6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 195, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 55%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 70%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.2%, 1.5%, 0%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.25, -34.35, -12.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.25, 36.40, 199.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.79% -0.1081 -0.0334) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.79% 0.113 197.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5072, 44.0335, 60.2539) |
| Luminance | 0.4404 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.11
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.47
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.32
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.54
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.77
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BC3C6 #C63E3B
analogous
#3BC683 #3BC3C6 #3B7DC6
triadic
#3BC3C6 #C63BC3 #C3C63B
tetradic
#3BC3C6 #833BC6 #C63E3B #7DC63B
square
#3BC3C6 #833BC6 #C63E3B #7DC63B
split-complementary
#3BC3C6 #C63B7D #C6833B
monochromatic
#1E6768 #2C9598 #3BC3C6 #6AD2D4 #9AE0E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#3BC3C6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.81
#3BC3C6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BC3C6
9.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BC3C6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BC3C6 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.81 | 9.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6BAC6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1ABC7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bc3c6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 195, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.113 197.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d5d7',
500: '#3bc3c6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bc3c6; $custom-light: #86d5d7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bc3c6",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 195,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.295,
"s": 54.941,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74785,
"c": 0.11313,
"h": 197.2
},
"luminance": 0.44037
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BC3C6
secondary
#CD918F
accent
#4D4ADE
background
#F8FDFD
surface
#F0FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7D8383