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#3bcab3 color: Disc Jockey

#3bcab3 is rgb(59, 202, 179) in RGB and oklch(75.88% 0.1235 179.587) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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170°
100%

75.9%
0.123
180°
  • 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
10.29:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

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About #3bcab3

#3bcab3 is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 75.9% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 180°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.04:1 contrast and black text 10.29:1, 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: #3bcab3 mixed with white

  1. 3bcab3
  2. 59d0ba
  3. 71d5c2
  4. 86dbc9
  5. 99e0d1
  6. abe5d8
  7. bdebe0
  8. cef0e8
  9. def5ef
  10. effaf7

Darker: #3bcab3 mixed with black

  1. 3bcab3
  2. 32af9b
  3. 299584
  4. 217c6e
  5. 196458
  6. 114d43
  7. 09372f
  8. 04221d
  9. 010f0c
  10. 000201

Calmer: #3bcab3 with less saturation

  1. 3bcab3
  2. 51c8b3
  3. 61c5b3
  4. 6fc3b2
  5. 7ac1b2
  6. 85beb2
  7. 8fbbb2
  8. 98b9b1
  9. a1b6b1
  10. a9b3b1

Questions about #3bcab3

What color is #3bcab3?

#3bcab3 is bright light teal. The closest named color is Disc Jockey. In RGB it is rgb(59, 202, 179), in HSL hsl(170.35, 57.43%, 51.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.88% 0.1235 179.587).

What colors go well with #3bcab3?

The complementary color of #3bcab3 is #f08eae. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #74c786 and #2ac6db. The triadic partners are #bc9ef4 and #ea9d5b.

Is white or black text more readable on #3bcab3?

Black text reads better on #3bcab3: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and black gives 10.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3bcab3 a warm or cool color?

#3bcab3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 180 degrees, its lightness 75.9% and its chroma 0.123.