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#3ac5ca color: Sea Serpent

#3ac5ca is rgb(58, 197, 202) in RGB and oklch(75.389% 0.11472 198.588) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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182°
100%

75.4%
0.115
199°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.10:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
10.02:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #3ac5ca

#3ac5ca is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 75.4% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 199°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.1:1 contrast and black text 10.02:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sea Serpent (#4bc7cf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #3ac5ca mixed with white

  1. 3ac5ca
  2. 58cbcf
  3. 70d1d5
  4. 85d7da
  5. 98dddf
  6. aae3e4
  7. bce8ea
  8. cdeeef
  9. def4f4
  10. eff9fa

Darker: #3ac5ca mixed with black

  1. 3ac5ca
  2. 31abaf
  3. 289295
  4. 20797c
  5. 186164
  6. 104b4d
  7. 093537
  8. 042122
  9. 010e0f
  10. 000202

Calmer: #3ac5ca with less saturation

  1. 3ac5ca
  2. 4fc3c7
  3. 60c1c5
  4. 6dbfc2
  5. 79bdbf
  6. 84bbbd
  7. 8db9ba
  8. 97b6b7
  9. 9fb4b4
  10. a7b1b2

Questions about #3ac5ca

What color is #3ac5ca?

#3ac5ca is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Sea Serpent. In RGB it is rgb(58, 197, 202), in HSL hsl(182.08, 57.6%, 50.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.389% 0.11472 198.588).

What colors go well with #3ac5ca?

The complementary color of #3ac5ca is #ef9093. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #59c6a2 and #54bde9. The triadic partners are #ce97de and #d6a654.

Is white or black text more readable on #3ac5ca?

Black text reads better on #3ac5ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and black gives 10.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3ac5ca a warm or cool color?

#3ac5ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 199 degrees, its lightness 75.4% and its chroma 0.115.