#3BC4CF#3BC4CF

#3BC4CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.114 H 203.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3BC4CF
RGB	rgb(59, 196, 207)
HSL	hsl(184, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(184, 71%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.5%, 5.3%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.83, -32.19, -16.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.83, 35.97, 206.53°)
OKLab	oklab(75.35% -0.1052 -0.0446)
OKLCH	oklch(75.35% 0.114 203)
XYZ	xyz(32.8011, 44.9108, 65.9593)
Luminance	0.4491 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3BC4CF #CF463B

analogous

#3BCF90 #3BC4CF #3B7ACF

triadic

#3BC4CF #CF3BC4 #C4CF3B

tetradic

#3BC4CF #903BCF #CF463B #7ACF3B

square

#3BC4CF #903BCF #CF463B #7ACF3B

split-complementary

#3BC4CF #CF3B7A #CF903B

monochromatic

#1C6D73 #289BA5 #3BC4CF #6CD3DB #9DE2E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.10

#3BC4CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.98

#3BC4CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BC4CF

9.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3BC4CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3BC4CF	1.00	2.10	9.98	9.98
#FFFFFF	2.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B5BCD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9FACD0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CCC7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3bc4cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 196, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.114 203.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87d6dd',
    500: '#3bc4cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3bc4cf;
$custom-light: #87d6dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3bc4cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 196,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.459,
    "s": 60.656,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7535,
    "c": 0.1143,
    "h": 203
  },
  "luminance": 0.44915
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3BC4CF

secondary

#D39793

accent

#5044E4

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FAFB

border

#CBD3D4

text

#0D1415

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #3BC4CF

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

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