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#3bc6ca color: Sea Serpent

#3bc6ca is rgb(59, 198, 202) in RGB and oklch(75.653% 0.11486 197.865) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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182°
100%

75.7%
0.115
198°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.08:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
10.12:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #3bc6ca

#3bc6ca is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 75.7% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 198°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.08:1 contrast and black text 10.12:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sea Serpent (#4bc7cf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #3bc6ca mixed with white

  1. 3bc6ca
  2. 59cccf
  3. 71d2d5
  4. 85d8da
  5. 99dddf
  6. abe3e4
  7. bce9ea
  8. cdeeef
  9. def4f4
  10. effafa

Darker: #3bc6ca mixed with black

  1. 3bc6ca
  2. 32acaf
  3. 299295
  4. 217a7c
  5. 196264
  6. 114b4d
  7. 093537
  8. 042122
  9. 010e0f
  10. 000202

Calmer: #3bc6ca with less saturation

  1. 3bc6ca
  2. 50c4c7
  3. 60c2c5
  4. 6ec0c2
  5. 7abec0
  6. 84bcbd
  7. 8eb9ba
  8. 97b7b8
  9. a0b5b5
  10. a8b2b2

Questions about #3bc6ca

What color is #3bc6ca?

#3bc6ca is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Sea Serpent. In RGB it is rgb(59, 198, 202), in HSL hsl(181.68, 57.43%, 51.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.653% 0.11486 197.865).

What colors go well with #3bc6ca?

The complementary color of #3bc6ca is #f09195. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5bc7a2 and #54bee9. The triadic partners are #ce98df and #d8a655.

Is white or black text more readable on #3bc6ca?

Black text reads better on #3bc6ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and black gives 10.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3bc6ca a warm or cool color?

#3bc6ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 198 degrees, its lightness 75.7% and its chroma 0.115.