#3BC8A5#3BC8A5
#3BC8A5 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.129 H 172.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BC8A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 200, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 56%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 71%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.5%, 0%, 17.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.86, -45.46, 6.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.86, 45.96, 171.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.98% -0.1279 0.0172) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.98% 0.129 172.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2460, 44.9516, 42.7252) |
| Luminance | 0.4496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.51
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.13
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.54
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.54
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.04
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BC8A5 #C83B5E
analogous
#3BC85E #3BC8A5 #3BA5C8
triadic
#3BC8A5 #A53BC8 #C8A53B
tetradic
#3BC8A5 #5E3BC8 #C83B5E #A5C83B
square
#3BC8A5 #5E3BC8 #C83B5E #A5C83B
split-complementary
#3BC8A5 #C83BA5 #C85E3B
monochromatic
#1E6B58 #2B9A7F #3BC8A5 #6BD5BB #9BE3D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#3BC8A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#3BC8A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BC8A5
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BC8A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BC8A5 | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2BBA3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFADA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CABE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bc8a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 200, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.129 172.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d9bf',
500: '#3bc8a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bc8a5; $custom-light: #84d9bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bc8a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 200,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.106,
"s": 56.175,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74981,
"c": 0.1291,
"h": 172.3
},
"luminance": 0.44955
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BC8A5
secondary
#CF90A0
accent
#486EDF
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FBF7
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0C1512
muted
#7D8381