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#3c8ea1 color: Winter Time

#3c8ea1 is rgb(60, 142, 161) in RGB and oklch(60.417% 0.08354 215.513) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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191°
100%

60.4%
0.084
216°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.77:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.58:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #3c8ea1

#3c8ea1 is a soft cyan color. In OKLCH it has 60.4% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 216°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.77:1 contrast and black text 5.58:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Winter Time (#4090a2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium cyan colors

Lighter: #3c8ea1 mixed with white

  1. 3c8ea1
  2. 5399aa
  3. 67a4b3
  4. 7bafbd
  5. 8ebac6
  6. a1c6d0
  7. b4d1d9
  8. c6dce2
  9. d9e8ec
  10. ecf3f5

Darker: #3c8ea1 mixed with black

  1. 3c8ea1
  2. 337b8b
  3. 2a6876
  4. 215662
  5. 19444e
  6. 11343c
  7. 0a242a
  8. 041519
  9. 010709
  10. 000101

Calmer: #3c8ea1 with less saturation

  1. 3c8ea1
  2. 468d9e
  3. 4f8c9b
  4. 578b98
  5. 5e8995
  6. 658891
  7. 6b878e
  8. 71868b
  9. 778488
  10. 7c8385

Questions about #3c8ea1

What color is #3c8ea1?

#3c8ea1 is soft cyan. The closest named color is Winter Time. In RGB it is rgb(60, 142, 161), in HSL hsl(191.29, 45.7%, 43.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.417% 0.08354 215.513).

What colors go well with #3c8ea1?

The complementary color of #3c8ea1 is #ad6f5f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3c9288 and #5587b1. The triadic partners are #a16e95 and #918144.

Is white or black text more readable on #3c8ea1?

White text reads better on #3c8ea1: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and black gives 5.58:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3c8ea1 a warm or cool color?

#3c8ea1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 216 degrees, its lightness 60.4% and its chroma 0.084.