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#3bcab2 color: Disc Jockey

#3bcab2 is rgb(59, 202, 178) in RGB and oklch(75.851% 0.12397 178.969) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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170°
100%

75.9%
0.124
179°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.04:1Hard to read
Lc -44
Black text
10.28:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

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About #3bcab2

#3bcab2 is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 75.9% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 179°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.04:1 contrast and black text 10.28:1, 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: #3bcab2 mixed with white

  1. 3bcab2
  2. 59d0b9
  3. 71d5c1
  4. 86dbc9
  5. 99e0d0
  6. abe5d8
  7. bdebe0
  8. cef0e7
  9. def5ef
  10. effaf7

Darker: #3bcab2 mixed with black

  1. 3bcab2
  2. 32af9a
  3. 299583
  4. 217c6d
  5. 196457
  6. 114d43
  7. 09372f
  8. 04221d
  9. 010f0c
  10. 000201

Calmer: #3bcab2 with less saturation

  1. 3bcab2
  2. 50c8b2
  3. 61c5b2
  4. 6ec3b2
  5. 7ac1b1
  6. 85beb1
  7. 8fbbb1
  8. 98b9b1
  9. a1b6b1
  10. a9b3b1

Questions about #3bcab2

What color is #3bcab2?

#3bcab2 is bright light teal. The closest named color is Disc Jockey. In RGB it is rgb(59, 202, 178), in HSL hsl(169.93, 57.43%, 51.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.851% 0.12397 178.969).

What colors go well with #3bcab2?

The complementary color of #3bcab2 is #f08eaf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #75c685 and #28c6db. The triadic partners are #bb9ef4 and #eb9c5b.

Is white or black text more readable on #3bcab2?

Black text reads better on #3bcab2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and black gives 10.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3bcab2 a warm or cool color?

#3bcab2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 179 degrees, its lightness 75.9% and its chroma 0.124.