#3BC8A8#3BC8A8
#3BC8A8 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.451; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.127 H 174.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BC8A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 200, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 56%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 71%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.5%, 0%, 16%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.93, -44.72, 5.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.93, 45.02, 173.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.07% -0.1266 0.0133) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.07% 0.127 174) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5222, 45.0621, 44.1801) |
| Luminance | 0.4507 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.72
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.80
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.19
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.77
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 5.09
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BC8A8 #C83B5B
analogous
#3BC861 #3BC8A8 #3BA1C8
triadic
#3BC8A8 #A83BC8 #C8A83B
tetradic
#3BC8A8 #613BC8 #C83B5B #A1C83B
square
#3BC8A8 #613BC8 #C83B5B #A1C83B
split-complementary
#3BC8A8 #C83BA1 #C8613B
monochromatic
#1E6B59 #2B9A81 #3BC8A8 #6BD5BD #9BE3D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#3BC8A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.01
#3BC8A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BC8A8
10.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BC8A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BC8A8 | 1.00 | 2.10 | 10.01 | 10.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1BBA7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEADAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CABF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bc8a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 200, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.127 174.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d9c1',
500: '#3bc8a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bc8a8; $custom-light: #84d9c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bc8a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 200,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.383,
"s": 56.175,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75065,
"c": 0.12725,
"h": 174
},
"luminance": 0.45066
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BC8A8
secondary
#CF909E
accent
#486BDF
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FBF7
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0C1512
muted
#7D8381