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#3aca89 color: Magical Malachite

#3aca89 is rgb(58, 202, 137) in RGB and oklch(74.773% 0.15365 158.998) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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153°
100%

74.8%
0.154
159°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • emerald-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.10:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
9.99:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #3aca89

#3aca89 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 74.8% lightness, 0.154 chroma and a hue of 159°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.1:1 contrast and black text 9.99:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Magical Malachite (#22cc88). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #3aca89 mixed with white

  1. 3aca89
  2. 58d095
  3. 70d5a0
  4. 85dbac
  5. 98e0b8
  6. aae6c3
  7. bcebcf
  8. cdf0db
  9. def5e7
  10. effaf3

Darker: #3aca89 mixed with black

  1. 3aca89
  2. 31af76
  3. 289564
  4. 207c53
  5. 186442
  6. 104d31
  7. 093722
  8. 042214
  9. 010f07
  10. 000201

Calmer: #3aca89 with less saturation

  1. 3aca89
  2. 4fc78d
  3. 5fc591
  4. 6cc294
  5. 78bf98
  6. 83bd9c
  7. 8cba9f
  8. 95b7a3
  9. 9eb4a6
  10. a6b0aa

Questions about #3aca89

What color is #3aca89?

#3aca89 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Magical Malachite. In RGB it is rgb(58, 202, 137), in HSL hsl(152.92, 57.6%, 50.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.773% 0.15365 158.998).

What colors go well with #3aca89?

The complementary color of #3aca89 is #eb84cd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8fbf4d and #00cac0. The triadic partners are #99a1ff and #fd8760.

Is white or black text more readable on #3aca89?

Black text reads better on #3aca89: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and black gives 9.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3aca89 a warm or cool color?

#3aca89 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 159 degrees, its lightness 74.8% and its chroma 0.154.