#3BC8E2#3BC8E2
#3BC8E2 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.121 H 213.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BC8E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 200, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 74%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 74%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.9%, 11.5%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.65, -28.37, -23.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.65, 36.91, 219.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.03% -0.1014 -0.0658) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.03% 0.121 213) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.1795, 47.7250, 79.2418) |
| Luminance | 0.4773 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 4.94
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.60
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 6.34
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.94
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.60
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 8.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BC8E2 #E2553B
analogous
#3BE2A8 #3BC8E2 #3B74E2
triadic
#3BC8E2 #E23BC8 #C8E23B
tetradic
#3BC8E2 #A83BE2 #E2553B #74E23B
square
#3BC8E2 #A83BE2 #E2553B #74E23B
split-complementary
#3BC8E2 #E23B74 #E2A83B
monochromatic
#157B8E #1DA9C3 #3BC8E2 #70D7EA #A6E6F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#3BC8E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#3BC8E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BC8E2
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BC8E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BC8E2 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4C1E4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EB0E2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bc8e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 200, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.121 213.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d9eb',
500: '#3bc8e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bc8e2; $custom-light: #89d9eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bc8e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 200,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.341,
"s": 74.222,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7703,
"c": 0.12086,
"h": 213
},
"luminance": 0.47729
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BC8E2
secondary
#DFA59A
accent
#5437F1
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FAFD
border
#CCD3D5
text
#0D1416
muted
#7E8384