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#3bb896 color: Aoife’s Green

#3bb896 is rgb(59, 184, 150) in RGB and oklch(70.548% 0.12015 170.977) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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164°
100%

70.5%
0.120
171°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.48:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.48:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #3bb896

#3bb896 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 70.5% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 171°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.48:1 contrast and black text 8.48:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Aoife’s Green (#27b692). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #3bb896 mixed with white

  1. 3bb896
  2. 57bfa0
  3. 6dc7aa
  4. 82ceb4
  5. 95d5bf
  6. a8dcc9
  7. b9e3d4
  8. cbeadf
  9. ddf1e9
  10. eef8f4

Darker: #3bb896 mixed with black

  1. 3bb896
  2. 32a082
  3. 29886e
  4. 21715b
  5. 195b49
  6. 114537
  7. 093126
  8. 041e16
  9. 010c08
  10. 000201

Calmer: #3bb896 with less saturation

  1. 3bb896
  2. 4cb697
  3. 5ab498
  4. 66b199
  5. 70af9a
  6. 7aad9b
  7. 82aa9c
  8. 8aa89d
  9. 92a59e
  10. 99a39f

Questions about #3bb896

What color is #3bb896?

#3bb896 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Aoife’s Green. In RGB it is rgb(59, 184, 150), in HSL hsl(163.68, 51.44%, 47.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.548% 0.12015 170.977).

What colors go well with #3bb896?

The complementary color of #3bb896 is #d880a9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #75b36b and #00b6bf. The triadic partners are #a192e5 and #db8957.

Is white or black text more readable on #3bb896?

Black text reads better on #3bb896: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and black gives 8.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3bb896 a warm or cool color?

#3bb896 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 171 degrees, its lightness 70.5% and its chroma 0.12.