Skip to the color picker

#3bd4e2 color: Aztec Turquoise

#3bd4e2 is rgb(59, 212, 226) in RGB and oklch(79.872% 0.12371 204.218) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

185°
100%

79.9%
0.124
204°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • cyan-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.79:1Hard to read
Lc -37
Black text
11.70:1Readable · AA
Lc 71

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #3bd4e2

#3bd4e2 is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 79.9% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 204°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.79:1 contrast and black text 11.7:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Aztec Turquoise (#00d6e2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-400.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #3bd4e2 mixed with white

  1. 3bd4e2
  2. 5bd9e5
  3. 73dde8
  4. 89e2eb
  5. 9ce6ee
  6. aeeaf1
  7. bfeff4
  8. cff3f7
  9. e0f7f9
  10. effbfc

Darker: #3bd4e2 mixed with black

  1. 3bd4e2
  2. 32b8c4
  3. 299da8
  4. 21838c
  5. 196971
  6. 115157
  7. 093a3e
  8. 042427
  9. 011012
  10. 000203

Calmer: #3bd4e2 with less saturation

  1. 3bd4e2
  2. 54d2de
  3. 66d0db
  4. 75ced7
  5. 82ccd3
  6. 8ec9d0
  7. 98c7cc
  8. a2c5c8
  9. acc2c5
  10. b5c0c1

Questions about #3bd4e2

What color is #3bd4e2?

#3bd4e2 is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Aztec Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(59, 212, 226), in HSL hsl(185.03, 74.22%, 55.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.872% 0.12371 204.218).

What colors go well with #3bd4e2?

The complementary color of #3bd4e2 is #ff9d96. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #54d7b8 and #62caff. The triadic partners are #e5a1ea and #e3b657.

Is white or black text more readable on #3bd4e2?

Black text reads better on #3bd4e2: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and black gives 11.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3bd4e2 a warm or cool color?

#3bd4e2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 204 degrees, its lightness 79.9% and its chroma 0.124.