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#3bd3cf color: Medium Turquoise

#3bd3cf is rgb(59, 211, 207) in RGB and oklch(78.966% 0.12271 192.31) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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178°
100%

79%
0.123
192°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 17%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.84:1Hard to read
Lc -38
Black text
11.40:1Readable · AA
Lc 70

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About #3bd3cf

#3bd3cf is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 79% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 192°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.84:1 contrast and black text 11.4:1, so black text reads better.

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

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #3bd3cf mixed with white

  1. 3bd3cf
  2. 5bd8d4
  3. 73dcd9
  4. 88e1dd
  5. 9be5e2
  6. adeae7
  7. beeeec
  8. cff3f0
  9. dff7f5
  10. effbfa

Darker: #3bd3cf mixed with black

  1. 3bd3cf
  2. 32b7b4
  3. 299c99
  4. 21827f
  5. 196967
  6. 11514f
  7. 093a38
  8. 042423
  9. 011010
  10. 000202

Calmer: #3bd3cf with less saturation

  1. 3bd3cf
  2. 53d1cd
  3. 65cfcb
  4. 73ccc9
  5. 80cac7
  6. 8cc7c5
  7. 96c5c3
  8. a0c2c1
  9. a9c0be
  10. b2bdbc

Questions about #3bd3cf

What color is #3bd3cf?

#3bd3cf is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Medium Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(59, 211, 207), in HSL hsl(178.42, 63.33%, 52.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.966% 0.12271 192.31).

What colors go well with #3bd3cf?

The complementary color of #3bd3cf is #fe98a5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #67d3a3 and #4cccf3. The triadic partners are #d5a3f3 and #ebad5b.

Is white or black text more readable on #3bd3cf?

Black text reads better on #3bd3cf: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and black gives 11.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3bd3cf a warm or cool color?

#3bd3cf is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 192 degrees, its lightness 79% and its chroma 0.123.