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#3CD7AB Color

#3CD7AB is rgb(60, 215, 171) in RGB, hsl(163, 66%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(72%, 0%, 20%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3CD7AB
HEX#3CD7AB
RGBrgb(60, 215, 171)
HSLhsl(163, 66%, 54%)
HSVhsv(163, 72%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(72%, 0%, 20%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(78.9% 0.142 169.3)
LABlab(77.39% -49.43 9.70)
LCHlch(77.39% 50.38 168.90)

What #3CD7AB 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 #3CD7AB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#3CD7AB Channel Values

How #3CD7AB 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 215 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 66% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 72% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 72% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.83:1 vs white · 11.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3CD7AB 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 text1.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #3CD7AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3CD7AB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #3CD7AB

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3CD7AB.

How #3CD7AB 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#3CD7AB
Protanopia#C7C7AC
Protanomaly#A2CEAB
Deuteranopia#B6B6AE
Deuteranomaly#95C4AD
Tritanopia#50D2D2
Tritanomaly#49D4C4
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3CD7AB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3cd7ab: #3CD7AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3CD7AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3cd7ab': '#3CD7AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.235, green: 0.843, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_3cd7ab">#3CD7AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#3CD7AB"

More Green Colors

#3CD7AB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#3CD7AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3CD7AB?

#3CD7AB is a mid-tone green — rgb(60, 215, 171) in RGB and hsl(163, 66%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.88.

What is the RGB value of #3CD7AB?

#3CD7AB is rgb(60, 215, 171) — red 60, green 215, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3CD7AB?

#3CD7AB converts to approximately cmyk(72%, 0%, 20%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3CD7AB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3CD7AB scores 1.83:1 against white and 11.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3CD7AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3CD7AB 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 11.97, which is visibly different.

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