#3BCC9C#3BCC9C
#3BCC9C is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.465; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.140 H 166.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BCC9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 204, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(160, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(160, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.1%, 0%, 23.5%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.88, -49.28, 13.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.88, 50.98, 165.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.75% -0.1362 0.0334) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.75% 0.14 166.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3940, 46.5124, 38.8747) |
| Luminance | 0.4652 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.81
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 3.26
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 3.72
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.26
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 4.65
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BCC9C #CC3B6B
analogous
#3BCC54 #3BCC9C #3BB4CC
triadic
#3BCC9C #9C3BCC #CC9C3B
tetradic
#3BCC9C #543BCC #CC3B6B #B4CC3B
square
#3BCC9C #543BCC #CC3B6B #B4CC3B
split-complementary
#3BCC9C #CC3BB4 #CC543B
monochromatic
#1D7054 #2AA079 #3BCC9C #6CD9B5 #9CE5CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#3BCC9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.30
#3BCC9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BCC9C
10.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BCC9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BCC9C | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.30 | 10.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7BE99
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5B09F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDBF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bcc9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 204, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.140 166.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84dcb9',
500: '#3bcc9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bcc9c; $custom-light: #84dcb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bcc9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 204,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 160.138,
"s": 58.704,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75746,
"c": 0.1402,
"h": 166.2
},
"luminance": 0.46516
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BCC9C
secondary
#D192A7
accent
#467AE2
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FBF6
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0C1511
muted
#7D8380