#3BC8E0#3BC8E0
#3BC8E0 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.476; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.120 H 211.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BC8E0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 200, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 73%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 74%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.7%, 10.7%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.58, -28.99, -22.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.58, 36.78, 217.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.95% -0.1022 -0.063) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.95% 0.12 211.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9067, 47.6159, 77.8049) |
| Luminance | 0.4762 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.17
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 5.31
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.71
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 6.97
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.98
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BC8E0 #E0533B
analogous
#3BE0A5 #3BC8E0 #3B76E0
triadic
#3BC8E0 #E03BC8 #C8E03B
tetradic
#3BC8E0 #A53BE0 #E0533B #76E03B
square
#3BC8E0 #A53BE0 #E0533B #76E03B
split-complementary
#3BC8E0 #E03B76 #E0A53B
monochromatic
#167A8B #1EA8C0 #3BC8E0 #70D7E8 #A5E6F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#3BC8E0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.52
#3BC8E0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BC8E0
10.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BC8E0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BC8E0 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.52 | 10.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5C1E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EB0E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bc8e0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 200, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.120 211.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d9e9',
500: '#3bc8e0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bc8e0; $custom-light: #89d9e9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bc8e0",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 200,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.727,
"s": 72.687,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76951,
"c": 0.12006,
"h": 211.7
},
"luminance": 0.4762
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BC8E0
secondary
#DEA399
accent
#5338EF
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FAFD
border
#CCD3D5
text
#0D1416
muted
#7E8384