#3BC4A4#3BC4A4
#3BC4A4 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.125 H 173.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BC4A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 196, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 70%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.9%, 0%, 16.3%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.61, -44.00, 5.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.61, 44.35, 172.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.95% -0.1244 0.014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.95% 0.125 173.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2410, 43.0868, 41.9430) |
| Luminance | 0.4309 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.65
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.13
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.30
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.61
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.13
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BC4A4 #C43B5B
analogous
#3BC45F #3BC4A4 #3BA0C4
triadic
#3BC4A4 #A43BC4 #C4A43B
tetradic
#3BC4A4 #5F3BC4 #C43B5B #A0C43B
square
#3BC4A4 #5F3BC4 #C43B5B #A0C43B
split-complementary
#3BC4A4 #C43BA0 #C45F3B
monochromatic
#1F6655 #2D957D #3BC4A4 #6AD2BA #99E0D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#3BC4A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.62
#3BC4A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BC4A4
9.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BC4A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BC4A4 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.62 | 9.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDB7A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABAAA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bc4a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 196, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.125 173.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d6bf',
500: '#3bc4a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bc4a4; $custom-light: #83d6bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bc4a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 196,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.985,
"s": 53.725,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73954,
"c": 0.12516,
"h": 173.6
},
"luminance": 0.4309
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BC4A4
secondary
#CC8F9D
accent
#4B6DDD
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381