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#3ecad2 color: Sea Serpent

#3ecad2 is rgb(62, 202, 210) in RGB and oklch(76.968% 0.11614 200.671) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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183°
100%

77%
0.116
201°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • cyan-400
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.98:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.58:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #3ecad2

#3ecad2 is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 77% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 201°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.98:1 contrast and black text 10.58:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sea Serpent (#4bc7cf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-400.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #3ecad2 mixed with white

  1. 3ecad2
  2. 5cd0d7
  3. 73d5db
  4. 87dbe0
  5. 9ae0e4
  6. ace5e9
  7. beebed
  8. cef0f2
  9. dff5f6
  10. effafb

Darker: #3ecad2 mixed with black

  1. 3ecad2
  2. 35afb6
  3. 2b959b
  4. 237c81
  5. 1a6468
  6. 124d50
  7. 0a3739
  8. 042224
  9. 010f10
  10. 000202

Calmer: #3ecad2 with less saturation

  1. 3ecad2
  2. 53c8cf
  3. 63c6cc
  4. 71c4c9
  5. 7dc2c6
  6. 88c0c3
  7. 92bec0
  8. 9bbbbd
  9. a4b9ba
  10. acb6b7

Questions about #3ecad2

What color is #3ecad2?

#3ecad2 is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Sea Serpent. In RGB it is rgb(62, 202, 210), in HSL hsl(183.24, 62.18%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.968% 0.11614 200.671).

What colors go well with #3ecad2?

The complementary color of #3ecad2 is #f59594. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5accaa and #5bc1f0. The triadic partners are #d69be2 and #daac57.

Is white or black text more readable on #3ecad2?

Black text reads better on #3ecad2: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and black gives 10.58:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3ecad2 a warm or cool color?

#3ecad2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 201 degrees, its lightness 77% and its chroma 0.116.