#3BCED6#3BCED6
#3BCED6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.120 H 200.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BCED6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 206, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 65%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 72%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.4%, 3.7%, 0%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.02, -34.86, -15.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.02, 37.97, 203.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.01% -0.112 -0.0418) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.01% 0.12 200.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0071, 49.9231, 71.3437) |
| Luminance | 0.4993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.59
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 3.61
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.57
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 8.33
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.61
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 9.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BCED6 #D6433B
analogous
#3BD690 #3BCED6 #3B80D6
triadic
#3BCED6 #D63BCE #CED63B
tetradic
#3BCED6 #903BD6 #D6433B #80D63B
square
#3BCED6 #903BD6 #D6433B #80D63B
split-complementary
#3BCED6 #D63B80 #D6903B
monochromatic
#1A777D #25A8AF #3BCED6 #6EDBE1 #A0E7EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#3BCED6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#3BCED6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BCED6
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BCED6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BCED6 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFC5D7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8B4D7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D6D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bced6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 206, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.120 200.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88dde2',
500: '#3bced6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bced6; $custom-light: #88dde2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bced6",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 206,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.097,
"s": 65.401,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78006,
"c": 0.11959,
"h": 200.5
},
"luminance": 0.49927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BCED6
secondary
#D89995
accent
#483FE8
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFB
border
#CBD4D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383