#3BCCC2#3BCCC2
#3BCCC2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.480; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.120 H 188.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BCCC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 204, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.1%, 0%, 4.9%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.83, -39.62, -6.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.83, 40.08, 188.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.84% -0.1187 -0.017) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.84% 0.12 188.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1295, 48.0067, 58.5487) |
| Luminance | 0.4801 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.37
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.57
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.82
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.03
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.25
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BCCC2 #CC3B45
analogous
#3BCC7A #3BCCC2 #3B8ECC
triadic
#3BCCC2 #C23BCC #CCC23B
tetradic
#3BCCC2 #7A3BCC #CC3B45 #8ECC3B
square
#3BCCC2 #7A3BCC #CC3B45 #8ECC3B
split-complementary
#3BCCC2 #CC3B8E #CC7A3B
monochromatic
#1D706A #2AA098 #3BCCC2 #6CD9D1 #9CE5E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#3BCCC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.60
#3BCCC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BCCC2
10.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BCCC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BCCC2 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.60 | 10.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1C1C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACB2C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bccc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 204, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.120 188.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86dcd4',
500: '#3bccc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bccc2; $custom-light: #86dcd4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bccc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 204,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.862,
"s": 58.704,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76839,
"c": 0.11994,
"h": 188.1
},
"luminance": 0.48011
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BCCC2
secondary
#D19296
accent
#4651E2
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF9
border
#CBD4D2
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8382