#3BC6CA#3BC6CA
#3BC6CA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.456; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.115 H 197.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BC6CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 198, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 71%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.8%, 2%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.27, -34.60, -12.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.27, 36.86, 200.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.65% -0.1093 -0.0352) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.65% 0.115 197.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6536, 45.5784, 62.9422) |
| Luminance | 0.4558 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.54
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.16
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.96
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.96
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.34
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BC6CA #CA3F3B
analogous
#3BCA86 #3BC6CA #3B7ECA
triadic
#3BC6CA #CA3BC6 #C6CA3B
tetradic
#3BC6CA #863BCA #CA3F3B #7ECA3B
square
#3BC6CA #863BCA #CA3F3B #7ECA3B
split-complementary
#3BC6CA #CA3B7E #CA863B
monochromatic
#1E6B6D #2B9A9D #3BC6CA #6BD4D7 #9BE2E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#3BC6CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.12
#3BC6CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BC6CA
10.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BC6CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BC6CA | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.12 | 10.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8BDCB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3ADCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bc6ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 198, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.115 197.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d8da',
500: '#3bc6ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bc6ca; $custom-light: #86d8da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bc6ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 198,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.678,
"s": 57.43,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75653,
"c": 0.11486,
"h": 197.9
},
"luminance": 0.45582
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BC6CA
secondary
#D09391
accent
#4B47E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383