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#3bd6cc color: Turquoise Panic

#3bd6cc is rgb(59, 214, 204) in RGB and oklch(79.592% 0.12548 188.479) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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176°
100%

79.6%
0.125
188°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 16%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.80:1Hard to read
Lc -37
Black text
11.68:1Readable · AA
Lc 71

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About #3bd6cc

#3bd6cc is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 79.6% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 188°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.8:1 contrast and black text 11.68:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Turquoise Panic (#30d5c8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #3bd6cc mixed with white

  1. 3bd6cc
  2. 5bdad1
  3. 74dfd6
  4. 89e3db
  5. 9ce7e0
  6. aeebe5
  7. bfefea
  8. cff3f0
  9. e0f7f5
  10. effbfa

Darker: #3bd6cc mixed with black

  1. 3bd6cc
  2. 32bab1
  3. 299e97
  4. 21847e
  5. 196a65
  6. 11524e
  7. 093b37
  8. 042522
  9. 01100f
  10. 000202

Calmer: #3bd6cc with less saturation

  1. 3bd6cc
  2. 53d4ca
  3. 66d1c9
  4. 75cfc7
  5. 82ccc6
  6. 8dcac4
  7. 98c7c3
  8. a2c5c1
  9. abc2bf
  10. b4bfbe

Questions about #3bd6cc

What color is #3bd6cc?

#3bd6cc is bright light teal. The closest named color is Turquoise Panic. In RGB it is rgb(59, 214, 204), in HSL hsl(176.13, 65.4%, 53.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.592% 0.12548 188.479).

What colors go well with #3bd6cc?

The complementary color of #3bd6cc is #ff99ac. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6ed59e and #44cff2. The triadic partners are #d3a6fa and #f1ad5d.

Is white or black text more readable on #3bd6cc?

Black text reads better on #3bd6cc: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and black gives 11.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3bd6cc a warm or cool color?

#3bd6cc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 188 degrees, its lightness 79.6% and its chroma 0.125.