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#3dc3aa color: Melbourne Cup

#3dc3aa is rgb(61, 195, 170) in RGB and oklch(73.925% 0.11985 177.629) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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169°
100%

73.9%
0.120
178°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.19:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.58:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #3dc3aa

#3dc3aa is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 73.9% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 178°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.19:1 contrast and black text 9.58:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Melbourne Cup (#45c3ad). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #3dc3aa mixed with white

  1. 3dc3aa
  2. 5ac9b2
  3. 71cfba
  4. 85d6c3
  5. 98dccb
  6. aae2d4
  7. bce8dc
  8. cdeee5
  9. def3ee
  10. eef9f6

Darker: #3dc3aa mixed with black

  1. 3dc3aa
  2. 34a993
  3. 2b907d
  4. 227868
  5. 1a6053
  6. 124a3f
  7. 0a342d
  8. 04201b
  9. 010e0b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #3dc3aa with less saturation

  1. 3dc3aa
  2. 50c1aa
  3. 5fbfaa
  4. 6cbcaa
  5. 77baaa
  6. 81b7aa
  7. 8bb5aa
  8. 93b2aa
  9. 9bb0aa
  10. a3adaa

Questions about #3dc3aa

What color is #3dc3aa?

#3dc3aa is bright light teal. The closest named color is Melbourne Cup. In RGB it is rgb(61, 195, 170), in HSL hsl(168.81, 52.76%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.925% 0.11985 177.629).

What colors go well with #3dc3aa?

The complementary color of #3dc3aa is #e789ab. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #74bf7e and #28bfd1. The triadic partners are #b39aed and #e3965a.

Is white or black text more readable on #3dc3aa?

Black text reads better on #3dc3aa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and black gives 9.58:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3dc3aa a warm or cool color?

#3dc3aa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 178 degrees, its lightness 73.9% and its chroma 0.12.