#3BC4C4#3BC4C4
#3BC4C4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.114 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BC4C4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 196, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 70%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.9%, 0%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.49, -35.40, -10.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.49, 36.95, 196.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.96% -0.1099 -0.0294) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.96% 0.114 195) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5028, 44.3915, 59.1220) |
| Luminance | 0.4440 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.95
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.68
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.44
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.05
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.35
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BC4C4 #C43B3B
analogous
#3BC480 #3BC4C4 #3B7FC4
triadic
#3BC4C4 #C43BC4 #C4C43B
tetradic
#3BC4C4 #7F3BC4 #C43B3B #80C43B
square
#3BC4C4 #7F3BC4 #C43B3B #80C43B
split-complementary
#3BC4C4 #C43B80 #C4803B
monochromatic
#1F6666 #2D9595 #3BC4C4 #6AD2D2 #99E0E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#3BC4C4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.88
#3BC4C4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BC4C4
9.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BC4C4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BC4C4 | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.88 | 9.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 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)
#B7BAC4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3ABC5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bc4c4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 196, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.114 195.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85d6d5',
500: '#3bc4c4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bc4c4; $custom-light: #85d6d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bc4c4",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 196,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 53.725,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74958,
"c": 0.11381,
"h": 195
},
"luminance": 0.44395
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BC4C4
secondary
#CC8F8F
accent
#4B4BDD
background
#F8FDFD
surface
#F0FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7D8383