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#3bd0ca color: Medium Turquoise

#3bd0ca is rgb(59, 208, 202) in RGB and oklch(78.074% 0.12134 190.933) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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178°
100%

78.1%
0.121
191°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.90:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.06:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #3bd0ca

#3bd0ca is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 78.1% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 191°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.9:1 contrast and black text 11.06:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #3bd0ca mixed with white

  1. 3bd0ca
  2. 5ad5cf
  3. 72dad4
  4. 87dfda
  5. 9be4df
  6. ade8e4
  7. beedea
  8. cff2ef
  9. dff6f4
  10. effbfa

Darker: #3bd0ca mixed with black

  1. 3bd0ca
  2. 32b5af
  3. 299a95
  4. 21807c
  5. 196764
  6. 114f4d
  7. 093937
  8. 042322
  9. 01100f
  10. 000202

Calmer: #3bd0ca with less saturation

  1. 3bd0ca
  2. 52cec8
  3. 64ccc6
  4. 72c9c4
  5. 7fc7c3
  6. 8ac5c1
  7. 94c2bf
  8. 9ebfbd
  9. a7bdbb
  10. afbab9

Questions about #3bd0ca

What color is #3bd0ca?

#3bd0ca is bright light teal. The closest named color is Medium Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(59, 208, 202), in HSL hsl(177.58, 61.32%, 52.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.074% 0.12134 190.933).

What colors go well with #3bd0ca?

The complementary color of #3bd0ca is #fa96a4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #68d09e and #49c9ee. The triadic partners are #d0a1f1 and #e8aa5a.

Is white or black text more readable on #3bd0ca?

Black text reads better on #3bd0ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and black gives 11.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3bd0ca a warm or cool color?

#3bd0ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 191 degrees, its lightness 78.1% and its chroma 0.121.