#3BC4AE#3BC4AE
#3BC4AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.120 H 179.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BC4AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 196, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 70%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.9%, 0%, 11.2%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.87, -41.44, 0.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.87, 41.44, 179.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.25% -0.1198 0.0006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.25% 0.12 179.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1798, 43.4623, 46.8874) |
| Luminance | 0.4347 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 1.72
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.43
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.25
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.68
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.76
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BC4AE #C43B51
analogous
#3BC46A #3BC4AE #3B95C4
triadic
#3BC4AE #AE3BC4 #C4AE3B
tetradic
#3BC4AE #6A3BC4 #C43B51 #95C43B
square
#3BC4AE #6A3BC4 #C43B51 #95C43B
split-complementary
#3BC4AE #C43B95 #C46A3B
monochromatic
#1F665A #2D9584 #3BC4AE #6AD2C1 #99E0D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#3BC4AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.69
#3BC4AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BC4AE
9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BC4AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BC4AE | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.69 | 9.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCB8AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9AAB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bc4ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 196, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.120 179.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d6c6',
500: '#3bc4ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bc4ae; $custom-light: #84d6c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bc4ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 196,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.365,
"s": 53.725,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74246,
"c": 0.11976,
"h": 179.7
},
"luminance": 0.43466
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BC4AE
secondary
#CC8F99
accent
#4B62DD
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382