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#3ecac2 color: May Day

#3ecac2 is rgb(62, 202, 194) in RGB and oklch(76.418% 0.11713 189.398) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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177°
100%

76.4%
0.117
189°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.01:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.43:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

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About #3ecac2

#3ecac2 is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 76.4% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 189°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.01:1 contrast and black text 10.43:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is May Day (#53cbc4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #3ecac2 mixed with white

  1. 3ecac2
  2. 5bd0c8
  3. 73d5ce
  4. 87dad4
  5. 9ae0da
  6. ace5e0
  7. bdeae6
  8. cef0ec
  9. dff5f3
  10. effaf9

Darker: #3ecac2 mixed with black

  1. 3ecac2
  2. 35afa8
  3. 2b958f
  4. 237c77
  5. 1a6460
  6. 124d49
  7. 0a3734
  8. 042220
  9. 010f0e
  10. 000202

Calmer: #3ecac2 with less saturation

  1. 3ecac2
  2. 53c8c0
  3. 63c6bf
  4. 70c3bd
  5. 7cc1bc
  6. 87bfba
  7. 91bcb9
  8. 9abab7
  9. a2b7b5
  10. aab5b4

Questions about #3ecac2

What color is #3ecac2?

#3ecac2 is bright light teal. The closest named color is May Day. In RGB it is rgb(62, 202, 194), in HSL hsl(176.57, 56.91%, 51.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.418% 0.11713 189.398).

What colors go well with #3ecac2?

The complementary color of #3ecac2 is #f292a2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #69c998 and #47c4e5. The triadic partners are #c99deb and #e2a45a.

Is white or black text more readable on #3ecac2?

Black text reads better on #3ecac2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and black gives 10.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3ecac2 a warm or cool color?

#3ecac2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 189 degrees, its lightness 76.4% and its chroma 0.117.