#3BC3CE#3BC3CE

#3BC3CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.114 H 203.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3BC3CE
RGB	rgb(59, 195, 206)
HSL	hsl(184, 60%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(184, 71%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 5.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.50, -32.01, -16.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.50, 35.79, 206.59°)
OKLab	oklab(75.07% -0.1047 -0.0445)
OKLCH	oklch(75.07% 0.114 203)
XYZ	xyz(32.4544, 44.4124, 65.2425)
Luminance	0.4442 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3BC3CE #CE463B

analogous

#3BCE90 #3BC3CE #3B7ACE

triadic

#3BC3CE #CE3BC3 #C3CE3B

tetradic

#3BC3CE #903BCE #CE463B #7ACE3B

square

#3BC3CE #903BCE #CE463B #7ACE3B

split-complementary

#3BC3CE #CE3B7A #CE903B

monochromatic

#1D6C72 #299AA3 #3BC3CE #6CD2DA #9DE1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.12

#3BC3CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.88

#3BC3CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BC3CE

9.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3BC3CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3BC3CE	1.00	2.12	9.88	9.88
#FFFFFF	2.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B4BBCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9FABCF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CBC6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3bc3ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 195, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.114 203.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86d5dd',
    500: '#3bc3ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3bc3ce;
$custom-light: #86d5dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3bc3ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 195,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.49,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75073,
    "c": 0.11374,
    "h": 203
  },
  "luminance": 0.44416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3BC3CE

secondary

#D39792

accent

#5145E3

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FAFB

border

#CBD3D4

text

#0D1415

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #3BC3CE

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

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