#3BC9CC#3BC9CC
#3BC9CC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.471; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.117 H 197.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BC9CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 201, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.1%, 1.5%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.23, -35.43, -12.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.23, 37.52, 199.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.45% -0.1114 -0.0343) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.45% 0.117 197.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5844, 47.0587, 64.4283) |
| Luminance | 0.4706 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 1.89
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.41
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.70
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.01
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.71
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 8.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BC9CC #CC3E3B
analogous
#3BCC86 #3BC9CC #3B81CC
triadic
#3BC9CC #CC3BC9 #C9CC3B
tetradic
#3BC9CC #863BCC #CC3E3B #81CC3B
square
#3BC9CC #863BCC #CC3E3B #81CC3B
split-complementary
#3BC9CC #CC3B81 #CC863B
monochromatic
#1D6E70 #2A9EA0 #3BC9CC #6CD6D9 #9CE4E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#3BC9CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.41
#3BC9CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BC9CC
10.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BC9CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BC9CC | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.41 | 10.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBC0CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6B0CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bc9cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 201, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.117 197.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87dadb',
500: '#3bc9cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bc9cc; $custom-light: #87dadb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bc9cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 201,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.241,
"s": 58.704,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76448,
"c": 0.11657,
"h": 197.1
},
"luminance": 0.47063
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BC9CC
secondary
#D19392
accent
#4946E2
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383