#3BC4DE#3BC4DE

#3BC4DE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.457; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.119 H 213.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#3BC4DE
RGBrgb(59, 196, 222)
HSLhsl(190, 71%, 55%)
HSVhsv(190, 73%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(73.4%, 11.7%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LABlab(73.34, -27.64, -23.44)
CIE-LCHlch(73.34, 36.24, 220.30°)
OKLaboklab(75.92% -0.0991 -0.0653)
OKLCHoklch(75.92% 0.119 213.4)
XYZxyz(34.7227, 45.6794, 76.0801)
Luminance0.4568 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#3BC4DE #DE553B
analogous
#3BDEA7 #3BC4DE #3B72DE
triadic
#3BC4DE #DE3BC4 #C4DE3B
tetradic
#3BC4DE #A73BDE #DE553B #72DE3B
square
#3BC4DE #A73BDE #DE553B #72DE3B
split-complementary
#3BC4DE #DE3B72 #DEA73B
monochromatic
#177688 #20A3BC #3BC4DE #6FD4E7 #A4E4F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.07
#3BC4DE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.14
#3BC4DE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BC4DE
10.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##3BC4DE#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##3BC4DE1.002.0710.1410.14
#FFFFFF2.071.0021.0021.00
#00000010.1421.001.001.00
##00000010.1421.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1BDE0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AADDE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CECC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #3bc4de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 196, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.119 213.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88d6e8',
    500: '#3bc4de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #3bc4de;
$custom-light: #88d6e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#3bc4de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 196,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.571,
    "s": 71.179,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75924,
    "c": 0.11874,
    "h": 213.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.45684
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#3BC4DE
secondary
#DDA398
accent
#573AEE
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F1FAFC
border
#CBD3D5
text
#0D1416
muted
#7E8384

Preview Lab

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#3BC4DE Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva