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#3cc5b2 color: Melbourne Cup

#3cc5b2 is rgb(60, 197, 178) in RGB and oklch(74.638% 0.11859 181.726) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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172°
100%

74.6%
0.119
182°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-400
  • Black 23%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.14:1Hard to read
Lc -46
Black text
9.82:1Readable · AA
Lc 62

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About #3cc5b2

#3cc5b2 is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 74.6% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 182°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.14:1 contrast and black text 9.82:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Melbourne Cup (#45c3ad). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #3cc5b2 mixed with white

  1. 3cc5b2
  2. 59cbb9
  3. 71d1c1
  4. 85d7c9
  5. 98ddd0
  6. abe3d8
  7. bce8e0
  8. cdeee7
  9. def4ef
  10. eff9f7

Darker: #3cc5b2 mixed with black

  1. 3cc5b2
  2. 33ab9a
  3. 2a9283
  4. 21796d
  5. 196157
  6. 114b43
  7. 0a352f
  8. 04211d
  9. 010e0c
  10. 000201

Calmer: #3cc5b2 with less saturation

  1. 3cc5b2
  2. 50c3b1
  3. 60c1b1
  4. 6dbeb0
  5. 78bcb0
  6. 83baaf
  7. 8cb7af
  8. 95b5ae
  9. 9db2ae
  10. a5afad

Questions about #3cc5b2

What color is #3cc5b2?

#3cc5b2 is bright light teal. The closest named color is Melbourne Cup. In RGB it is rgb(60, 197, 178), in HSL hsl(171.68, 54.15%, 50.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.638% 0.11859 181.726).

What colors go well with #3cc5b2?

The complementary color of #3cc5b2 is #ea8ca7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6fc287 and #33c0d8. The triadic partners are #ba9aeb and #e29b59.

Is white or black text more readable on #3cc5b2?

Black text reads better on #3cc5b2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and black gives 9.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3cc5b2 a warm or cool color?

#3cc5b2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 182 degrees, its lightness 74.6% and its chroma 0.119.