#3BC3CD#3BC3CD

#3BC3CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.114 H 202.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3BC3CD
RGB	rgb(59, 195, 205)
HSL	hsl(184, 59%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(184, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.2%, 4.9%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.47, -32.30, -15.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.47, 35.84, 205.67°)
OKLab	oklab(75.04% -0.1051 -0.0431)
OKLCH	oklch(75.04% 0.114 202.3)
XYZ	xyz(32.3333, 44.3640, 64.6048)
Luminance	0.4437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3BC3CD #CD453B

analogous

#3BCD8E #3BC3CD #3B7ACD

triadic

#3BC3CD #CD3BC3 #C3CD3B

tetradic

#3BC3CD #8E3BCD #CD453B #7ACD3B

square

#3BC3CD #8E3BCD #CD453B #7ACD3B

split-complementary

#3BC3CD #CD3B7A #CD8E3B

monochromatic

#1D6B71 #2999A2 #3BC3CD #6CD2D9 #9DE1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.13

#3BC3CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.87

#3BC3CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BC3CD

9.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3BC3CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3BC3CD	1.00	2.13	9.87	9.87
#FFFFFF	2.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B4BBCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9FABCE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CBC6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3bc3cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 195, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.114 202.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86d5dc',
    500: '#3bc3cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3bc3cd;
$custom-light: #86d5dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3bc3cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 195,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.11,
    "s": 59.35,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75036,
    "c": 0.11359,
    "h": 202.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.44368
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3BC3CD

secondary

#D29692

accent

#5045E3

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FAFB

border

#CBD3D4

text

#0D1415

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #3BC3CD

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

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