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#3caac0 color: Moonstone

#3caac0 is rgb(60, 170, 192) in RGB and oklch(68.524% 0.1021 213.651) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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190°
100%

68.5%
0.102
214°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • cyan-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.73:1Hard to read
Lc -58
Black text
7.70:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #3caac0

#3caac0 is a bright cyan color. In OKLCH it has 68.5% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 214°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.73:1 contrast and black text 7.7:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Moonstone (#3aa8c1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More medium cyan colors

Lighter: #3caac0 mixed with white

  1. 3caac0
  2. 56b3c6
  3. 6cbbcd
  4. 80c4d3
  5. 93ccd9
  6. a6d5e0
  7. b8dde6
  8. cae6ec
  9. dceef2
  10. edf7f9

Darker: #3caac0 mixed with black

  1. 3caac0
  2. 3393a7
  3. 2a7d8e
  4. 216876
  5. 19535f
  6. 113f49
  7. 0a2d34
  8. 041b20
  9. 010b0e
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3caac0 with less saturation

  1. 3caac0
  2. 4ba9bc
  3. 58a7b8
  4. 63a6b5
  5. 6ca4b1
  6. 75a3ad
  7. 7da1a9
  8. 859fa5
  9. 8c9da2
  10. 939c9e

Questions about #3caac0

What color is #3caac0?

#3caac0 is bright cyan. The closest named color is Moonstone. In RGB it is rgb(60, 170, 192), in HSL hsl(190, 52.38%, 49.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.524% 0.1021 213.651).

What colors go well with #3caac0?

The complementary color of #3caac0 is #d18270. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3faea0 and #5fa1d4. The triadic partners are #c082b4 and #af994a.

Is white or black text more readable on #3caac0?

Black text reads better on #3caac0: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and black gives 7.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3caac0 a warm or cool color?

#3caac0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 214 degrees, its lightness 68.5% and its chroma 0.102.