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#3bc9af color: Disc Jockey

#3bc9af is rgb(59, 201, 175) in RGB and oklch(75.515% 0.12443 177.66) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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169°
100%

75.5%
0.124
178°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.07:1Hard to read
Lc -44
Black text
10.16:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #3bc9af

#3bc9af is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 75.5% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 178°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.07:1 contrast and black text 10.16:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Disc Jockey (#47c6ac). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #3bc9af mixed with white

  1. 3bc9af
  2. 59cfb7
  3. 71d4bf
  4. 86dac6
  5. 99dfce
  6. abe5d6
  7. bceade
  8. ceefe6
  9. def5ef
  10. effaf7

Darker: #3bc9af mixed with black

  1. 3bc9af
  2. 32ae98
  3. 299581
  4. 217c6b
  5. 196456
  6. 114c41
  7. 09362e
  8. 04221c
  9. 010f0b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #3bc9af with less saturation

  1. 3bc9af
  2. 50c7af
  3. 60c4af
  4. 6ec2af
  5. 7abfaf
  6. 84bdaf
  7. 8ebaaf
  8. 97b8af
  9. a0b5af
  10. a8b2af

Questions about #3bc9af

What color is #3bc9af?

#3bc9af is bright light teal. The closest named color is Disc Jockey. In RGB it is rgb(59, 201, 175), in HSL hsl(169.01, 56.8%, 50.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.515% 0.12443 177.66).

What colors go well with #3bc9af?

The complementary color of #3bc9af is #ee8db0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #76c581 and #22c5d8. The triadic partners are #b99ef4 and #ea9a5b.

Is white or black text more readable on #3bc9af?

Black text reads better on #3bc9af: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and black gives 10.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3bc9af a warm or cool color?

#3bc9af is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 178 degrees, its lightness 75.5% and its chroma 0.124.