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#3bcba9 color: Mint Leaf

#3bcba9 is rgb(59, 203, 169) in RGB and oklch(75.84% 0.13001 173.212) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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166°
100%

75.8%
0.130
173°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • teal-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.04:1Hard to read
Lc -44
Black text
10.30:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

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About #3bcba9

#3bcba9 is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 75.8% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 173°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.04:1 contrast and black text 10.3:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mint Leaf (#00cfb0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #3bcba9 mixed with white

  1. 3bcba9
  2. 59d1b1
  3. 71d6ba
  4. 86dbc2
  5. 99e1cb
  6. abe6d3
  7. bdebdc
  8. cef0e5
  9. def5ed
  10. effaf6

Darker: #3bcba9 mixed with black

  1. 3bcba9
  2. 32b092
  3. 29967c
  4. 217d67
  5. 196553
  6. 114d3f
  7. 09372c
  8. 04221b
  9. 010f0a
  10. 000201

Calmer: #3bcba9 with less saturation

  1. 3bcba9
  2. 51c9aa
  3. 61c6ab
  4. 6ec4ab
  5. 7ac1ac
  6. 85bfad
  7. 8fbcad
  8. 98b9ae
  9. a1b6af
  10. a9b3b0

Questions about #3bcba9

What color is #3bcba9?

#3bcba9 is bright light teal. The closest named color is Mint Leaf. In RGB it is rgb(59, 203, 169), in HSL hsl(165.83, 58.06%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.84% 0.13001 173.212).

What colors go well with #3bcba9?

The complementary color of #3bcba9 is #f08cb7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7cc679 and #00c8d5. The triadic partners are #b4a0fb and #f0985d.

Is white or black text more readable on #3bcba9?

Black text reads better on #3bcba9: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and black gives 10.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3bcba9 a warm or cool color?

#3bcba9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 173 degrees, its lightness 75.8% and its chroma 0.13.