#3C9CB9 Color

#3C9CB9 is rgb(60, 156, 185) in RGB and hsl(194, 51%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#3C9CB9

HEX#3C9CB9

RGBrgb(60, 156, 185)

HSLhsl(194, 51%, 48%)

HSVhsv(194, 68%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(64.8% 0.098 221.5)

CMYKcmyk(68%, 16%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #3C9CB9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.16:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3C9CB9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#3C9CB9 Complementary#B9593C Analogous#3CB998 Analogous#3C5DB9 Triadic#B93C9C Triadic#9CB93C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #3C9CB9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#52ABC7 #6DB8D0 #88C5D8 #A6D4E2 #C1E1EB #DCEEF4

Shades

#3488A2 #2C7287 #245E70 #1D4B59 #153741 #0C2027

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