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#3ad0cd color: Medium Turquoise

#3ad0cd is rgb(58, 208, 205) in RGB and oklch(78.154% 0.12129 192.945) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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179°
100%

78.2%
0.121
193°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.89:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.08:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #3ad0cd

#3ad0cd is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 78.2% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 193°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.89:1 contrast and black text 11.08:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #3ad0cd mixed with white

  1. 3ad0cd
  2. 5ad5d2
  3. 72dad7
  4. 87dfdc
  5. 9ae4e1
  6. ace8e6
  7. beedeb
  8. cff2f0
  9. dff6f5
  10. effbfa

Darker: #3ad0cd mixed with black

  1. 3ad0cd
  2. 31b5b2
  3. 289a98
  4. 20807e
  5. 186766
  6. 104f4e
  7. 093938
  8. 042323
  9. 01100f
  10. 000202

Calmer: #3ad0cd with less saturation

  1. 3ad0cd
  2. 52cecb
  3. 63ccc9
  4. 72c9c7
  5. 7ec7c5
  6. 8ac5c2
  7. 94c2c0
  8. 9ec0be
  9. a7bdbc
  10. b0baba

Questions about #3ad0cd

What color is #3ad0cd?

#3ad0cd is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Medium Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(58, 208, 205), in HSL hsl(178.8, 61.48%, 52.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.154% 0.12129 192.945).

What colors go well with #3ad0cd?

The complementary color of #3ad0cd is #fb96a2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #65d0a1 and #4cc9f0. The triadic partners are #d3a1ef and #e7ab59.

Is white or black text more readable on #3ad0cd?

Black text reads better on #3ad0cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and black gives 11.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3ad0cd a warm or cool color?

#3ad0cd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 193 degrees, its lightness 78.2% and its chroma 0.121.