#3BC5CB#3BC5CB

#3BC5CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.452; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.114 H 199.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#3BC5CB
RGBrgb(59, 197, 203)
HSLhsl(183, 58%, 51%)
HSVhsv(183, 71%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(70.9%, 3%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LABlab(73.00, -33.84, -13.63)
CIE-LCHlch(73.00, 36.48, 201.95°)
OKLaboklab(75.45% -0.1079 -0.0378)
OKLCHoklch(75.45% 0.114 199.3)
XYZxyz(32.5446, 45.1703, 63.4919)
Luminance0.4517 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#3BC5CB #CB413B
analogous
#3BCB89 #3BC5CB #3B7DCB
triadic
#3BC5CB #CB3BC5 #C5CB3B
tetradic
#3BC5CB #893BCB #CB413B #7DCB3B
square
#3BC5CB #893BCB #CB413B #7DCB3B
split-complementary
#3BC5CB #CB3B7D #CB893B
monochromatic
#1D6B6E #2A9A9F #3BC5CB #6BD3D8 #9CE2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.09
#3BC5CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.03
#3BC5CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BC5CB
10.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##3BC5CB#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##3BC5CB1.002.0910.0310.03
#FFFFFF2.091.0021.0021.00
#00000010.0321.001.001.00
##00000010.0321.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7BCCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2ADCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #3bc5cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 197, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.114 199.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86d7da',
    500: '#3bc5cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #3bc5cb;
$custom-light: #86d7da;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#3bc5cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 197,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.5,
    "s": 58.065,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75446,
    "c": 0.11436,
    "h": 199.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.45174
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#3BC5CB
secondary
#D19491
accent
#4D47E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #3BC5CB

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#3BC5CB Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva