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#3ac3af color: Melbourne Cup

#3ac3af is rgb(58, 195, 175) in RGB and oklch(74.006% 0.11872 180.996) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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171°
100%

74%
0.119
181°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.19:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.60:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #3ac3af

#3ac3af is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 74% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 181°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.19:1 contrast and black text 9.6:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Melbourne Cup (#45c3ad). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #3ac3af mixed with white

  1. 3ac3af
  2. 58c9b7
  3. 6fcfbf
  4. 84d6c6
  5. 97dcce
  6. aae2d6
  7. bbe8de
  8. cdeee6
  9. def3ef
  10. eef9f7

Darker: #3ac3af mixed with black

  1. 3ac3af
  2. 31a998
  3. 289081
  4. 20786b
  5. 186056
  6. 104a41
  7. 09342e
  8. 04201c
  9. 010e0b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #3ac3af with less saturation

  1. 3ac3af
  2. 4ec1af
  3. 5ebfae
  4. 6bbcae
  5. 77baad
  6. 81b8ad
  7. 8ab5ac
  8. 93b3ac
  9. 9bb0ac
  10. a3adab

Questions about #3ac3af

What color is #3ac3af?

#3ac3af is bright light teal. The closest named color is Melbourne Cup. In RGB it is rgb(58, 195, 175), in HSL hsl(171.24, 54.15%, 49.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.006% 0.11872 180.996).

What colors go well with #3ac3af?

The complementary color of #3ac3af is #e88aa6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6fc084 and #2fbed5. The triadic partners are #b899ea and #e19858.

Is white or black text more readable on #3ac3af?

Black text reads better on #3ac3af: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and black gives 9.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3ac3af a warm or cool color?

#3ac3af is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 181 degrees, its lightness 74% and its chroma 0.119.