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#3cd6ac color: Channel Marker Green

#3cd6ac is rgb(60, 214, 172) in RGB and oklch(78.674% 0.14029 170.176) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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164°
100%

78.7%
0.140
170°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 16%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.84:1Hard to read
Lc -38
Black text
11.41:1Readable · AA
Lc 70

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About #3cd6ac

#3cd6ac is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 78.7% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 170°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.84:1 contrast and black text 11.41:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Channel Marker Green (#04d8b2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #3cd6ac mixed with white

  1. 3cd6ac
  2. 5bdab4
  3. 74dfbc
  4. 88e3c4
  5. 9ce7cd
  6. adecd5
  7. bff0dd
  8. cff4e6
  9. dff7ee
  10. effbf6

Darker: #3cd6ac mixed with black

  1. 3cd6ac
  2. 33ba95
  3. 2a9e7f
  4. 218469
  5. 196a54
  6. 115240
  7. 0a3b2d
  8. 04251b
  9. 01100b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #3cd6ac with less saturation

  1. 3cd6ac
  2. 53d3ad
  3. 65d1af
  4. 74ceb0
  5. 80cbb1
  6. 8cc9b3
  7. 96c6b4
  8. a0c3b5
  9. a9c0b7
  10. b1bdb8

Questions about #3cd6ac

What color is #3cd6ac?

#3cd6ac is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Channel Marker Green. In RGB it is rgb(60, 214, 172), in HSL hsl(163.64, 65.25%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.674% 0.14029 170.176).

What colors go well with #3cd6ac?

The complementary color of #3cd6ac is #fc92c6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #87cf77 and #00d4dd. The triadic partners are #b9a9ff and #ff9d62.

Is white or black text more readable on #3cd6ac?

Black text reads better on #3cd6ac: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and black gives 11.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3cd6ac a warm or cool color?

#3cd6ac is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 170 degrees, its lightness 78.7% and its chroma 0.14.