#3BC5CF#3BC5CF

#3BC5CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.454; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.115 H 202.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3BC5CF
RGB	rgb(59, 197, 207)
HSL	hsl(184, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(184, 71%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.5%, 4.8%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.13, -32.66, -15.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.13, 36.21, 205.55°)
OKLab	oklab(75.59% -0.1062 -0.0434)
OKLCH	oklch(75.59% 0.115 202.2)
XYZ	xyz(33.0274, 45.3634, 66.0347)
Luminance	0.4537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3BC5CF #CF453B

analogous

#3BCF8F #3BC5CF #3B7BCF

triadic

#3BC5CF #CF3BC5 #C5CF3B

tetradic

#3BC5CF #8F3BCF #CF453B #7BCF3B

square

#3BC5CF #8F3BCF #CF453B #7BCF3B

split-complementary

#3BC5CF #CF3B7B #CF8F3B

monochromatic

#1C6D73 #289CA5 #3BC5CF #6CD4DB #9DE2E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.08

#3BC5CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.07

#3BC5CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BC5CF

10.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3BC5CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3BC5CF	1.00	2.08	10.07	10.07
#FFFFFF	2.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B6BDD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A1ADD0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CDC8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B4B4B4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3bc5cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 197, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.115 202.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87d7dd',
    500: '#3bc5cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3bc5cf;
$custom-light: #87d7dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3bc5cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 197,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.054,
    "s": 60.656,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75591,
    "c": 0.11473,
    "h": 202.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.45367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3BC5CF

secondary

#D39793

accent

#4F44E4

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FAFB

border

#CBD3D4

text

#0D1415

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #3BC5CF

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

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