#3BC4CB#3BC4CB

#3BC4CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.114 H 200.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3BC4CB
RGB	rgb(59, 196, 203)
HSL	hsl(183, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(183, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.9%, 3.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.71, -33.37, -14.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.71, 36.22, 202.88°)
OKLab	oklab(75.21% -0.1069 -0.0391)
OKLCH	oklch(75.21% 0.114 200.1)
XYZ	xyz(32.3182, 44.7176, 63.4164)
Luminance	0.4472 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3BC4CB #CB423B

analogous

#3BCB8A #3BC4CB #3B7CCB

triadic

#3BC4CB #CB3BC4 #C4CB3B

tetradic

#3BC4CB #8A3BCB #CB423B #7CCB3B

square

#3BC4CB #8A3BCB #CB423B #7CCB3B

split-complementary

#3BC4CB #CB3B7C #CB8A3B

monochromatic

#1D6A6E #2A999F #3BC4CB #6BD3D8 #9CE1E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.11

#3BC4CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.94

#3BC4CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BC4CB

9.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3BC4CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3BC4CB	1.00	2.11	9.94	9.94
#FFFFFF	2.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B6BBCC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A1ACCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CBC6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3bc4cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 196, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.114 200.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86d6da',
    500: '#3bc4cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3bc4cb;
$custom-light: #86d6da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3bc4cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 196,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.917,
    "s": 58.065,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75205,
    "c": 0.11385,
    "h": 200.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.44721
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3BC4CB

secondary

#D19491

accent

#4E47E1

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FAFA

border

#CBD3D3

text

#0D1414

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #3BC4CB

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

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