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#3bc2ae color: Melbourne Cup

#3bc2ae is rgb(59, 194, 174) in RGB and oklch(73.75% 0.11776 180.878) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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171°
100%

73.7%
0.118
181°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.21:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.51:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #3bc2ae

#3bc2ae is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 73.7% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 181°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.21:1 contrast and black text 9.51:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Melbourne Cup (#45c3ad). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #3bc2ae mixed with white

  1. 3bc2ae
  2. 58c8b6
  3. 70cfbe
  4. 84d5c6
  5. 97dbce
  6. aae1d6
  7. bbe7de
  8. cdede6
  9. def3ee
  10. eef9f7

Darker: #3bc2ae mixed with black

  1. 3bc2ae
  2. 32a897
  3. 298f80
  4. 21776a
  5. 196055
  6. 114941
  7. 09342e
  8. 04201c
  9. 010e0b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #3bc2ae with less saturation

  1. 3bc2ae
  2. 4fc0ae
  3. 5ebead
  4. 6bbbad
  5. 76b9ac
  6. 81b7ac
  7. 8ab4ac
  8. 93b2ab
  9. 9bafab
  10. a2adaa

Questions about #3bc2ae

What color is #3bc2ae?

#3bc2ae is bright light teal. The closest named color is Melbourne Cup. In RGB it is rgb(59, 194, 174), in HSL hsl(171.11, 53.36%, 49.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.75% 0.11776 180.878).

What colors go well with #3bc2ae?

The complementary color of #3bc2ae is #e789a6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6fbf83 and #30bed4. The triadic partners are #b698e9 and #e09858.

Is white or black text more readable on #3bc2ae?

Black text reads better on #3bc2ae: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and black gives 9.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3bc2ae a warm or cool color?

#3bc2ae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 181 degrees, its lightness 73.7% and its chroma 0.118.