#3BCCB5#3BCCB5
#3BCCB5 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.475; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.125 H 179.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BCCB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 204, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.1%, 0%, 11.3%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.48, -43.12, 0.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.48, 43.12, 179.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.43% -0.1246 0.0006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.43% 0.125 179.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7329, 47.4480, 51.1931) |
| Luminance | 0.4745 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.05
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.32
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.90
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.28
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.47
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BCCB5 #CC3B52
analogous
#3BCC6D #3BCCB5 #3B9BCC
triadic
#3BCCB5 #B53BCC #CCB53B
tetradic
#3BCCB5 #6D3BCC #CC3B52 #9BCC3B
square
#3BCCB5 #6D3BCC #CC3B52 #9BCC3B
split-complementary
#3BCCB5 #CC3B9B #CC6D3B
monochromatic
#1D7062 #2AA08D #3BCCB5 #6CD9C7 #9CE5DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#3BCCB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.49
#3BCCB5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BCCB5
10.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BCCB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BCCB5 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.49 | 10.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3C0B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFB1B7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bccb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 204, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.125 179.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85dccb',
500: '#3bccb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bccb5; $custom-light: #85dccb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bccb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 204,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.483,
"s": 58.704,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76434,
"c": 0.12458,
"h": 179.7
},
"luminance": 0.47452
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BCCB5
secondary
#D1929C
accent
#465FE2
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FBF8
border
#CBD4D1
text
#0D1513
muted
#7D8382