#3BC2C4

Closest named color: Dark Turquoise (#00CED1). oklch(74.5% 0.113 196.5), rgb(59, 194, 196).

Black text reads best on this color (9.69:1).

About this color

#3BC2C4 is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 74%, its chroma 0.113 and its hue 196°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00CED1), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.69:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (74%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.113)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Dark Turquoise (#00CED1)
Black text	9.69:1
White text	2.16:1

Values

HEX	#3BC2C4
RGB	rgb(59, 194, 196)
HSL	hsl(181, 54%, 50%)
OKLCH	oklch(74.5% 0.113 196.5)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #3BC2C4	2.16:1	Fails	Lc -46.9	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #3BC2C4	9.69:1	AAA	Lc 61.8	Content text, not long reading
#3BC2C4 text on white	2.16:1	Fails	Lc 42.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#3BC2C4 text on black	9.69:1	AAA	Lc -60.0	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.

Step 50
50

#EFF8F7

oklch(97.2% 0.01 189.1)
Step 100
100

#DBEEEE

oklch(93.5% 0.02 196.8)
Step 200
200

#BCE2E2

oklch(88.6% 0.04 196.5)
Step 300
300

#89CFD0

oklch(80.9% 0.07 197)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#3BC2C4

oklch(74.5% 0.113 196.5)
Step 500
500

#009D9F

oklch(63.1% 0.107 196.4)
Step 600
600

#008486

oklch(55.6% 0.095 196.7)
Step 700
700

#006F71

oklch(49.1% 0.084 197)
Step 800
800

#005B5C

oklch(42.7% 0.073 196.1)
Step 900
900

#004C4D

oklch(37.8% 0.064 196.3)
Step 950
950

#002D2E

oklch(27% 0.046 197.1)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#3BC2C4 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#B5B9C4	0.117
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A1AAC5	0.109
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00C8C2	0.022
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B0B0B0	0.113