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#3fd9b2 color: Channel Marker Green

#3fd9b2 is rgb(63, 217, 178) in RGB and oklch(79.637% 0.13869 171.814) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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165°
100%

79.6%
0.139
172°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 15%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.78:1Hard to read
Lc -36
Black text
11.78:1Readable · AA
Lc 71

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About #3fd9b2

#3fd9b2 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 79.6% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.78:1 contrast and black text 11.78:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Channel Marker Green (#04d8b2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #3fd9b2 mixed with white

  1. 3fd9b2
  2. 5eddba
  3. 75e1c1
  4. 8ae5c9
  5. 9de9d0
  6. afedd8
  7. c0f1e0
  8. d0f4e7
  9. e0f8ef
  10. f0fcf7

Darker: #3fd9b2 mixed with black

  1. 3fd9b2
  2. 35bc9a
  3. 2ca183
  4. 23866d
  5. 1b6c57
  6. 125343
  7. 0a3b2f
  8. 04251d
  9. 01110c
  10. 000201

Calmer: #3fd9b2 with less saturation

  1. 3fd9b2
  2. 56d6b3
  3. 68d4b4
  4. 76d1b5
  5. 83ceb6
  6. 8eccb7
  7. 99c9b8
  8. a2c6b9
  9. acc3ba
  10. b4c0bb

Questions about #3fd9b2

What color is #3fd9b2?

#3fd9b2 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Channel Marker Green. In RGB it is rgb(63, 217, 178), in HSL hsl(164.81, 66.96%, 54.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.637% 0.13869 171.814).

What colors go well with #3fd9b2?

The complementary color of #3fd9b2 is #ff96c6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #87d37e and #00d6e2. The triadic partners are #beacff and #ffa164.

Is white or black text more readable on #3fd9b2?

Black text reads better on #3fd9b2: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and black gives 11.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3fd9b2 a warm or cool color?

#3fd9b2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 79.6% and its chroma 0.139.