#3BCB9C#3BCB9C
#3BCB9C is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.460; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.139 H 166.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BCB9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 203, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(160, 58%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(160, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.9%, 0%, 23.2%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.57, -48.87, 12.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.57, 50.48, 165.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.5% -0.1352 0.0323) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.5% 0.139 166.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1571, 46.0386, 38.7957) |
| Luminance | 0.4604 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 3.01
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 3.26
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 3.57
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.16
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 4.62
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BCB9C #CB3B6A
analogous
#3BCB54 #3BCB9C #3BB2CB
triadic
#3BCB9C #9C3BCB #CB9C3B
tetradic
#3BCB9C #543BCB #CB3B6A #B2CB3B
square
#3BCB9C #543BCB #CB3B6A #B2CB3B
split-complementary
#3BCB9C #CB3BB2 #CB543B
monochromatic
#1D6E54 #2A9F79 #3BCB9C #6BD8B4 #9CE5CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#3BCB9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.21
#3BCB9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BCB9C
10.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BCB9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BCB9C | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.21 | 10.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6BD99
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4AF9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCBE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bcb9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 203, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.139 166.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84dcb9',
500: '#3bcb9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bcb9c; $custom-light: #84dcb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bcb9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 203,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 160.417,
"s": 58.065,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75495,
"c": 0.13897,
"h": 166.5
},
"luminance": 0.46042
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BCB9C
secondary
#D191A6
accent
#4779E1
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FBF6
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0C1511
muted
#7D8380