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#3CCDA6 Color

#3CCDA6 is rgb(60, 205, 166) in RGB, hsl(164, 59%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(71%, 0%, 19%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3CCDA6
HEX#3CCDA6
RGBrgb(60, 205, 166)
HSLhsl(164, 59%, 52%)
HSVhsv(164, 71%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(71%, 0%, 19%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.134 170.7)
LABlab(74.24% -46.68 7.91)
LCHlch(74.24% 47.34 170.38)

What #3CCDA6 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #3CCDA6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 5.26Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 7.34Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 8.53Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.02Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 11.81Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 12.37

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#3CCDA6 Channel Values

How #3CCDA6 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 60 · G 205 · B 1668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 164° · S 59% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 164° · S 71% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 71% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2:1 vs white · 10.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3CCDA6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3CCDA6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3CCDA6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3CCDA6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3CCDA6
Complementary
#CD3C63
Analogous
#3CCD5E
Analogous
#3CABCD
Triadic
#A63CCD
Triadic
#CDA63C
Split comp.
#CD3CAB
Split comp.
#CD5E3C

Tints & Shades of #3CCDA6

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#59D4B3
#71DABE
#8DE2CB
#A6E8D6
#C2EFE3
#DBF6EE

Shades

#2FB692
#289A7C
#207E65
#1A6551
#13493B
#0C2D24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3CCDA6.

How #3CCDA6 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#3CCDA6
Protanopia#BEBEA7
Protanomaly#9BC4A6
Deuteranopia#AEAEA9
Deuteranomaly#8EBBA8
Tritanopia#4DC9C9
Tritanomaly#47CABC
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3CCDA6 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-3ccda6: #3CCDA6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3CCDA6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3ccda6': '#3CCDA6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.235, green: 0.804, blue: 0.651)
Android XML<color name="color_3ccda6">#3CCDA6</color>
SVG fillfill="#3CCDA6"

More Green Colors

#3CCDA6 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#3CCDA6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3CCDA6?

#3CCDA6 is a mid-tone green — rgb(60, 205, 166) in RGB and hsl(164, 59%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.26.

What is the RGB value of #3CCDA6?

#3CCDA6 is rgb(60, 205, 166) — red 60, green 205, and blue 166 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3CCDA6?

#3CCDA6 converts to approximately cmyk(71%, 0%, 19%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3CCDA6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3CCDA6 scores 2:1 against white and 10.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3CCDA6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3CCDA6 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.