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#3bc4af color: Melbourne Cup

#3bc4af is rgb(59, 196, 175) in RGB and oklch(74.276% 0.11931 180.379) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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171°
100%

74.3%
0.119
180°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 23%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.16:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.70:1Readable · AA
Lc 62

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About #3bc4af

#3bc4af is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 74.3% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 180°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.16:1 contrast and black text 9.7:1, 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: #3bc4af mixed with white

  1. 3bc4af
  2. 59cab7
  3. 70d0bf
  4. 85d6c6
  5. 98dcce
  6. aae2d6
  7. bce8de
  8. cdeee6
  9. def4ef
  10. eef9f7

Darker: #3bc4af mixed with black

  1. 3bc4af
  2. 32aa98
  3. 299181
  4. 21786b
  5. 196156
  6. 114a41
  7. 09352e
  8. 04211c
  9. 010e0b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #3bc4af with less saturation

  1. 3bc4af
  2. 4fc2af
  3. 5fc0ae
  4. 6cbdae
  5. 77bbae
  6. 82b8ad
  7. 8bb6ad
  8. 94b3ad
  9. 9cb1ac
  10. a4aeac

Questions about #3bc4af

What color is #3bc4af?

#3bc4af is bright light teal. The closest named color is Melbourne Cup. In RGB it is rgb(59, 196, 175), in HSL hsl(170.8, 53.73%, 50%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.276% 0.11931 180.379).

What colors go well with #3bc4af?

The complementary color of #3bc4af is #e98ba8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #70c184 and #2ec0d6. The triadic partners are #b89aec and #e29959.

Is white or black text more readable on #3bc4af?

Black text reads better on #3bc4af: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and black gives 9.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3bc4af a warm or cool color?

#3bc4af is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 180 degrees, its lightness 74.3% and its chroma 0.119.