#3BCCC6#3BCCC6
#3BCCC6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.482; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.119 H 190.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BCCC6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 204, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.1%, 0%, 2.9%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.94, -38.51, -8.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.94, 39.34, 191.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.97% -0.117 -0.0224) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.97% 0.119 190.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5848, 48.1888, 60.9465) |
| Luminance | 0.4819 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.50
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.24
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.33
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.64
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.47
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BCCC6 #CC3B41
analogous
#3BCC7E #3BCCC6 #3B8ACC
triadic
#3BCCC6 #C63BCC #CCC63B
tetradic
#3BCCC6 #7E3BCC #CC3B41 #8ACC3B
square
#3BCCC6 #7E3BCC #CC3B41 #8ACC3B
split-complementary
#3BCCC6 #CC3B8A #CC7E3B
monochromatic
#1D706C #2AA09B #3BCCC6 #6CD9D4 #9CE5E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#3BCCC6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.64
#3BCCC6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BCCC6
10.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BCCC6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BCCC6 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.64 | 10.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0C1C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABB2C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bccc6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 204, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.119 190.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87dcd7',
500: '#3bccc6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bccc6; $custom-light: #87dcd7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bccc6",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 204,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.517,
"s": 58.704,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76971,
"c": 0.1191,
"h": 190.9
},
"luminance": 0.48193
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BCCC6
secondary
#D19294
accent
#464CE2
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFA
border
#CBD4D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383