#3BCAD1#3BCAD1
#3BCAD1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.117 H 199.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BCAD1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 202, 209) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 62%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 72%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.8%, 3.3%, 0%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.68, -34.44, -14.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.68, 37.32, 202.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.87% -0.1103 -0.0399) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.87% 0.117 199.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4276, 47.7702, 67.7154) |
| Luminance | 0.4777 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.51
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.52
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.53
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.90
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.37
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BCAD1 #D1423B
analogous
#3BD18D #3BCAD1 #3B7FD1
triadic
#3BCAD1 #D13BCA #CAD13B
tetradic
#3BCAD1 #8D3BD1 #D1423B #7FD13B
square
#3BCAD1 #8D3BD1 #D1423B #7FD13B
split-complementary
#3BCAD1 #D13B7F #D18D3B
monochromatic
#1C7276 #27A2A7 #3BCAD1 #6DD7DD #9EE5E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#3BCAD1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#3BCAD1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BCAD1
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BCAD1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BCAD1 | 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)
#BBC1D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6B1D2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bcad1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 202, 209); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.117 199.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87dadf',
500: '#3bcad1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bcad1; $custom-light: #87dadf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bcad1",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 202,
"b": 209
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.8,
"s": 61.983,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76866,
"c": 0.11727,
"h": 199.9
},
"luminance": 0.47774
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BCAD1
secondary
#D49693
accent
#4A43E5
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFB
border
#CBD4D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383