#3BC5AF#3BC5AF
#3BC5AF is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.120 H 179.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BC5AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 197, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 70%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.1%, 0%, 11.2%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.20, -41.62, 0.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.20, 41.62, 179.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.52% -0.1203 0.0004) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.52% 0.12 179.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5040, 43.9540, 47.4782) |
| Luminance | 0.4396 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 1.82
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.65
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.38
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.69
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.91
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BC5AF #C53B51
analogous
#3BC56A #3BC5AF #3B96C5
triadic
#3BC5AF #AF3BC5 #C5AF3B
tetradic
#3BC5AF #6A3BC5 #C53B51 #96C53B
square
#3BC5AF #6A3BC5 #C53B51 #96C53B
split-complementary
#3BC5AF #C53B96 #C56A3B
monochromatic
#1F675C #2C9685 #3BC5AF #6AD3C2 #99E1D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#3BC5AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.79
#3BC5AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BC5AF
9.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BC5AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BC5AF | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.79 | 9.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDB9AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9ABB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bc5af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 197, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.120 179.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d7c6',
500: '#3bc5af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bc5af; $custom-light: #84d7c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bc5af",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 197,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.435,
"s": 54.331,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74524,
"c": 0.12031,
"h": 179.8
},
"luminance": 0.43957
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BC5AF
secondary
#CD8F99
accent
#4A62DE
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382