#3BCAB3#3BCAB3
#3BCAB3 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.464; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.123 H 179.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BCAB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 202, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 71%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.8%, 0%, 11.4%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.82, -42.76, 0.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.82, 42.77, 179.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.88% -0.1235 0.0009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.88% 0.124 179.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0569, 46.4219, 49.9626) |
| Luminance | 0.4643 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.65
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.85
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.15
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.27
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.35
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BCAB3 #CA3B52
analogous
#3BCA6B #3BCAB3 #3B99CA
triadic
#3BCAB3 #B33BCA #CAB33B
tetradic
#3BCAB3 #6B3BCA #CA3B52 #99CA3B
square
#3BCAB3 #6B3BCA #CA3B52 #99CA3B
split-complementary
#3BCAB3 #CA3B99 #CA6B3B
monochromatic
#1E6D60 #2B9D8B #3BCAB3 #6BD7C6 #9BE4D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#3BCAB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.29
#3BCAB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BCAB3
10.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BCAB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BCAB3 | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.29 | 10.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1BEB2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEAFB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bcab3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 202, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.123 179.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85dbc9',
500: '#3bcab3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bcab3; $custom-light: #85dbc9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bcab3",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 202,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.35,
"s": 57.43,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7588,
"c": 0.1235,
"h": 179.6
},
"luminance": 0.46426
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BCAB3
secondary
#D0919B
accent
#4760E1
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FBF8
border
#CBD4D1
text
#0D1513
muted
#7D8382