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#3ac9cd color: Sea Serpent

#3ac9cd is rgb(58, 201, 205) in RGB and oklch(76.462% 0.11697 197.792) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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182°
100%

76.5%
0.117
198°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.02:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.42:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

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About #3ac9cd

#3ac9cd is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 76.5% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 198°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.02:1 contrast and black text 10.42:1, 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: #3ac9cd mixed with white

  1. 3ac9cd
  2. 59cfd2
  3. 71d4d7
  4. 86dadc
  5. 99dfe1
  6. abe5e6
  7. bdeaeb
  8. ceeff0
  9. def5f5
  10. effafa

Darker: #3ac9cd mixed with black

  1. 3ac9cd
  2. 31aeb2
  3. 289598
  4. 207c7e
  5. 186466
  6. 104c4e
  7. 093638
  8. 042223
  9. 010f0f
  10. 000202

Calmer: #3ac9cd with less saturation

  1. 3ac9cd
  2. 50c7ca
  3. 61c5c8
  4. 6fc3c5
  5. 7bc1c2
  6. 86bec0
  7. 90bcbd
  8. 99baba
  9. a2b7b8
  10. aab5b5

Questions about #3ac9cd

What color is #3ac9cd?

#3ac9cd is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Sea Serpent. In RGB it is rgb(58, 201, 205), in HSL hsl(181.63, 59.51%, 51.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.462% 0.11697 197.792).

What colors go well with #3ac9cd?

The complementary color of #3ac9cd is #f49397. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5bcaa4 and #54c1ed. The triadic partners are #d19ae3 and #dba956.

Is white or black text more readable on #3ac9cd?

Black text reads better on #3ac9cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and black gives 10.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3ac9cd a warm or cool color?

#3ac9cd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 198 degrees, its lightness 76.5% and its chroma 0.117.