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#3faea2 color: Waterfall

#3faea2 is rgb(63, 174, 162) in RGB and oklch(68.501% 0.10104 185.077) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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174°
100%

68.5%
0.101
185°
  • Teal
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.70:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.79:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #3faea2

#3faea2 is a bright teal color. In OKLCH it has 68.5% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 185°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.7:1 contrast and black text 7.79:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Waterfall (#3ab0a2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More medium teal colors

Lighter: #3faea2 mixed with white

  1. 3faea2
  2. 58b6ab
  3. 6ebeb4
  4. 82c6bd
  5. 95cfc6
  6. a7d7d0
  7. b9dfd9
  8. cbe7e2
  9. dcefec
  10. eef7f5

Darker: #3faea2 mixed with black

  1. 3faea2
  2. 35978c
  3. 2c8077
  4. 236a63
  5. 1b554f
  6. 12413c
  7. 0a2e2a
  8. 041c19
  9. 010b0a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #3faea2 with less saturation

  1. 3faea2
  2. 4eaca1
  3. 5aaaa0
  4. 64a89f
  5. 6ea69f
  6. 76a49e
  7. 7ea29d
  8. 86a09c
  9. 8d9e9b
  10. 939c9a

Questions about #3faea2

What color is #3faea2?

#3faea2 is bright teal. The closest named color is Waterfall. In RGB it is rgb(63, 174, 162), in HSL hsl(173.51, 46.84%, 46.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.501% 0.10104 185.077).

What colors go well with #3faea2?

The complementary color of #3faea2 is #cf7f91. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #63ac7e and #3fa9c1. The triadic partners are #a88acc and #c58c53.

Is white or black text more readable on #3faea2?

Black text reads better on #3faea2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and black gives 7.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3faea2 a warm or cool color?

#3faea2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 185 degrees, its lightness 68.5% and its chroma 0.101.