#3BC3D9#3BC3D9
#3BC3D9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.117 H 210.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BC3D9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 195, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 68%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 73%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.8%, 10.1%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.87, -28.69, -21.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.87, 35.82, 216.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.49% -0.1002 -0.0597) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.49% 0.117 210.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8377, 44.9657, 72.5281) |
| Luminance | 0.4497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.39
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.92
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 6.64
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 7.78
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.87
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 8.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BC3D9 #D9513B
analogous
#3BD9A0 #3BC3D9 #3B74D9
triadic
#3BC3D9 #D93BC3 #C3D93B
tetradic
#3BC3D9 #A03BD9 #D9513B #74D93B
square
#3BC3D9 #A03BD9 #D9513B #74D93B
split-complementary
#3BC3D9 #D93B74 #D9A03B
monochromatic
#197281 #23A0B4 #3BC3D9 #6ED3E3 #A2E2ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#3BC3D9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#3BC3D9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BC3D9
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BC3D9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BC3D9 | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1BCDA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BACD9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCCA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bc3d9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 195, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.117 210.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d5e4',
500: '#3bc3d9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bc3d9; $custom-light: #87d5e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bc3d9",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 195,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.354,
"s": 67.521,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7549,
"c": 0.11661,
"h": 210.8
},
"luminance": 0.4497
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BC3D9
secondary
#DAA096
accent
#553DEA
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383