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#3cdae6 color: Cold Heights

#3cdae6 is rgb(60, 218, 230) in RGB and oklch(81.46% 0.12628 202.679) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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184°
100%

81.5%
0.126
203°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Pastel
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • cyan-400
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.70:1Hard to read
Lc -34
Black text
12.36:1Readable · AA
Lc 74

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About #3cdae6

#3cdae6 is a pastel light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 81.5% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 203°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.7:1 contrast and black text 12.36:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Cold Heights (#22ddee). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-400.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #3cdae6 mixed with white

  1. 3cdae6
  2. 5ddee9
  3. 75e2eb
  4. 8ae6ee
  5. 9deaf0
  6. afedf3
  7. c0f1f5
  8. d0f5f8
  9. e0f8fa
  10. f0fcfd

Darker: #3cdae6 mixed with black

  1. 3cdae6
  2. 33bdc8
  3. 2aa2ab
  4. 21878e
  5. 196c73
  6. 115459
  7. 0a3c40
  8. 042528
  9. 011113
  10. 000203

Calmer: #3cdae6 with less saturation

  1. 3cdae6
  2. 55d8e2
  3. 68d6df
  4. 78d4db
  5. 85d1d8
  6. 91cfd4
  7. 9ccdd1
  8. a7cacd
  9. b0c8c9
  10. bac5c6

Questions about #3cdae6

What color is #3cdae6?

#3cdae6 is pastel light cyan. The closest named color is Cold Heights. In RGB it is rgb(60, 218, 230), in HSL hsl(184.24, 77.27%, 56.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(81.46% 0.12628 202.679).

What colors go well with #3cdae6?

The complementary color of #3cdae6 is #ffa19c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #59ddba and #62d0ff. The triadic partners are #e9a6f2 and #eaba5a.

Is white or black text more readable on #3cdae6?

Black text reads better on #3cdae6: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and black gives 12.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3cdae6 a warm or cool color?

#3cdae6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 203 degrees, its lightness 81.5% and its chroma 0.126.