#3BCBC8#3BCBC8
#3BCBC8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.118 H 192.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BCBC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 203, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 58%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.9%, 0%, 1.5%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.70, -37.49, -9.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.70, 38.67, 194.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.8% -0.1151 -0.0264) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.8% 0.118 192.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5801, 47.8078, 62.0904) |
| Luminance | 0.4781 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.72
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.39
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.73
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 6.47
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.16
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BCBC8 #CB3B3E
analogous
#3BCB80 #3BCBC8 #3B86CB
triadic
#3BCBC8 #C83BCB #CBC83B
tetradic
#3BCBC8 #803BCB #CB3B3E #86CB3B
square
#3BCBC8 #803BCB #CB3B3E #86CB3B
split-complementary
#3BCBC8 #CB3B86 #CB803B
monochromatic
#1D6E6D #2A9F9C #3BCBC8 #6BD8D6 #9CE5E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#3BCBC8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.56
#3BCBC8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BCBC8
10.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BCBC8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BCBC8 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.56 | 10.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEC1C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B1C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bcbc8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 203, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.118 192.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87dbd8',
500: '#3bcbc8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bcbc8; $custom-light: #87dbd8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bcbc8",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 203,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.75,
"s": 58.065,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76795,
"c": 0.11809,
"h": 192.9
},
"luminance": 0.47812
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BCBC8
secondary
#D19192
accent
#474AE1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFA
border
#CBD4D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383