#3BC8DE#3BC8DE

#3BC8DE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.475; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.119 H 210.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#3BC8DE
RGBrgb(59, 200, 222)
HSLhsl(188, 71%, 55%)
HSVhsv(188, 73%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(73.4%, 9.9%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LABlab(74.51, -29.60, -21.65)
CIE-LCHlch(74.51, 36.67, 216.18°)
OKLaboklab(76.87% -0.103 -0.0603)
OKLCHoklch(76.87% 0.119 210.3)
XYZxyz(35.6370, 47.5080, 76.3848)
Luminance0.4751 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#3BC8DE #DE513B
analogous
#3BDEA2 #3BC8DE #3B77DE
triadic
#3BC8DE #DE3BC8 #C8DE3B
tetradic
#3BC8DE #A23BDE #DE513B #77DE3B
square
#3BC8DE #A23BDE #DE513B #77DE3B
split-complementary
#3BC8DE #DE3B77 #DEA23B
monochromatic
#177988 #20A7BC #3BC8DE #6FD7E7 #A4E5F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.00
#3BC8DE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.50
#3BC8DE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BC8DE
10.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##3BC8DE#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##3BC8DE1.002.0010.5010.50
#FFFFFF2.001.0021.0021.00
#00000010.5021.001.001.00
##00000010.5021.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6C1DF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FB0DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #3bc8de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 200, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.119 210.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89d9e8',
    500: '#3bc8de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #3bc8de;
$custom-light: #89d9e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#3bc8de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 200,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.098,
    "s": 71.179,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76873,
    "c": 0.11932,
    "h": 210.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.47512
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#3BC8DE
secondary
#DDA198
accent
#523AEE
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F1FAFC
border
#CBD3D5
text
#0D1416
muted
#7E8384

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#3BC8DE Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva