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#3ec6b2 color: Melbourne Cup

#3ec6b2 is rgb(62, 198, 178) in RGB and oklch(74.931% 0.11873 181.064) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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171°
100%

74.9%
0.119
181°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-400
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.12:1Hard to read
Lc -46
Black text
9.93:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #3ec6b2

#3ec6b2 is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 74.9% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 181°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.12:1 contrast and black text 9.93:1, 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: #3ec6b2 mixed with white

  1. 3ec6b2
  2. 5bccb9
  3. 72d2c1
  4. 86d8c9
  5. 99ddd0
  6. abe3d8
  7. bde9e0
  8. ceeee7
  9. def4ef
  10. effaf7

Darker: #3ec6b2 mixed with black

  1. 3ec6b2
  2. 35ac9a
  3. 2b9283
  4. 237a6d
  5. 1a6257
  6. 124b43
  7. 0a352f
  8. 04211d
  9. 010e0c
  10. 000201

Calmer: #3ec6b2 with less saturation

  1. 3ec6b2
  2. 52c4b2
  3. 61c2b1
  4. 6ebfb1
  5. 79bdb0
  6. 84bbb0
  7. 8db8af
  8. 96b6af
  9. 9eb3ae
  10. a6b0ae

Questions about #3ec6b2

What color is #3ec6b2?

#3ec6b2 is bright light teal. The closest named color is Melbourne Cup. In RGB it is rgb(62, 198, 178), in HSL hsl(171.18, 54.4%, 50.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.931% 0.11873 181.064).

What colors go well with #3ec6b2?

The complementary color of #3ec6b2 is #eb8da9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #71c387 and #34c1d8. The triadic partners are #bb9ced and #e49b5b.

Is white or black text more readable on #3ec6b2?

Black text reads better on #3ec6b2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and black gives 9.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3ec6b2 a warm or cool color?

#3ec6b2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 181 degrees, its lightness 74.9% and its chroma 0.119.