#3BC8C3#3BC8C3
#3BC8C3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.462; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.117 H 191.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BC8C3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 200, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 56%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 71%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.5%, 0%, 2.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.66, -37.53, -8.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.66, 38.44, 192.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.9% -0.1143 -0.0232) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.9% 0.117 191.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3037, 46.1747, 58.8293) |
| Luminance | 0.4618 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.35
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.26
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.71
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.24
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.41
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BC8C3 #C83B40
analogous
#3BC87C #3BC8C3 #3B87C8
triadic
#3BC8C3 #C33BC8 #C8C33B
tetradic
#3BC8C3 #7C3BC8 #C83B40 #87C83B
square
#3BC8C3 #7C3BC8 #C83B40 #87C83B
split-complementary
#3BC8C3 #C83B87 #C87C3B
monochromatic
#1E6B68 #2B9A97 #3BC8C3 #6BD5D2 #9BE3E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#3BC8C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.24
#3BC8C3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BC8C3
10.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BC8C3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BC8C3 | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.24 | 10.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCBEC3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7AFC4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CEC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bc8c3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 200, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.117 191.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d9d5',
500: '#3bc8c3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bc8c3; $custom-light: #86d9d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bc8c3",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 200,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.872,
"s": 56.175,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75897,
"c": 0.11666,
"h": 191.5
},
"luminance": 0.46178
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BC8C3
secondary
#CF9092
accent
#484EDF
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383