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#3bc3ab color: Melbourne Cup

#3bc3ab is rgb(59, 195, 171) in RGB and oklch(73.908% 0.12018 178.364) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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169°
100%

73.9%
0.120
178°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.19:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.58:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #3bc3ab

#3bc3ab is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 73.9% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 178°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.19:1 contrast and black text 9.58:1, 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: #3bc3ab mixed with white

  1. 3bc3ab
  2. 58c9b3
  3. 70cfbb
  4. 84d6c4
  5. 98dccc
  6. aae2d4
  7. bbe8dd
  8. cdeee5
  9. def3ee
  10. eef9f6

Darker: #3bc3ab mixed with black

  1. 3bc3ab
  2. 32a994
  3. 29907e
  4. 217868
  5. 196054
  6. 114a40
  7. 09342d
  8. 04201b
  9. 010e0b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #3bc3ab with less saturation

  1. 3bc3ab
  2. 4fc1ab
  3. 5ebfab
  4. 6bbcab
  5. 77baab
  6. 81b7ab
  7. 8ab5ab
  8. 93b2ab
  9. 9bb0aa
  10. a3adaa

Questions about #3bc3ab

What color is #3bc3ab?

#3bc3ab is bright light teal. The closest named color is Melbourne Cup. In RGB it is rgb(59, 195, 171), in HSL hsl(169.41, 53.54%, 49.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.908% 0.12018 178.364).

What colors go well with #3bc3ab?

The complementary color of #3bc3ab is #e789aa. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #72bf7f and #27bfd2. The triadic partners are #b499ec and #e39759.

Is white or black text more readable on #3bc3ab?

Black text reads better on #3bc3ab: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and black gives 9.58:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3bc3ab a warm or cool color?

#3bc3ab is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 178 degrees, its lightness 73.9% and its chroma 0.12.