#3BCCC3#3BCCC3
#3BCCC3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.481; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.120 H 188.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BCCC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 204, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.1%, 0%, 4.4%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.86, -39.35, -6.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.86, 39.89, 189.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.87% -0.1183 -0.0183) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.87% 0.12 188.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2422, 48.0517, 59.1421) |
| Luminance | 0.4806 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.10
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.23
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.91
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.15
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.55
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BCCC3 #CC3B44
analogous
#3BCC7B #3BCCC3 #3B8DCC
triadic
#3BCCC3 #C33BCC #CCC33B
tetradic
#3BCCC3 #7B3BCC #CC3B44 #8DCC3B
square
#3BCCC3 #7B3BCC #CC3B44 #8DCC3B
split-complementary
#3BCCC3 #CC3B8D #CC7B3B
monochromatic
#1D706A #2AA099 #3BCCC3 #6CD9D2 #9CE5E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#3BCCC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.61
#3BCCC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BCCC3
10.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BCCC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BCCC3 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.61 | 10.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1C1C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACB2C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bccc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 204, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.120 188.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86dcd5',
500: '#3bccc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bccc3; $custom-light: #86dcd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bccc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 204,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.276,
"s": 58.704,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76872,
"c": 0.1197,
"h": 188.8
},
"luminance": 0.48056
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BCCC3
secondary
#D19295
accent
#4650E2
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFA
border
#CBD4D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383