#3CDAEC Color

#3CDAEC is rgb(60, 218, 236) in RGB, hsl(186, 82%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(75%, 8%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Turquoise (#00CED1), visibly different at ΔE 10.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3CDAEC

HEX#3CDAEC

RGBrgb(60, 218, 236)

HSLhsl(186, 82%, 58%)

HSVhsv(186, 75%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(75%, 8%, 0%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(81.7% 0.127 206.5)

LABlab(79.81% -37.09 -21.18)

LCHlch(79.81% 42.71 209.73)

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

Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 10.05 Lotion Blue#15F2FDΔE 11.21 Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 11.28 Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 11.73 Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 12.76 Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 13

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#3CDAEC Channel Values

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

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 60 · G 218 · B 236	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 186° · S 82% · L 58%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 186° · S 75% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 75% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.69:1 vs white · 12.43:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3CDAEC 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 text1.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text12.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #3CDAEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3CDAEC; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #3CDAEC

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

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How #3CDAEC 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#3CDAEC

Protanopia#CACAEC

Protanomaly#A4D0EC

Deuteranopia#B9B9EE

Deuteranomaly#97C7ED

Tritanopia#2EDCDC

Tritanomaly#34DBE3

Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

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Using #3CDAEC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3cdaec: #3CDAEC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3CDAEC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3cdaec': '#3CDAEC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.235, green: 0.855, blue: 0.925)

Android XML<color name="color_3cdaec">#3CDAEC</color>

SVG fillfill="#3CDAEC"

More Teal Colors

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

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#3CDAEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3CDAEC?

#3CDAEC is a mid-tone teal — rgb(60, 218, 236) in RGB and hsl(186, 82%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00CED1), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.05.

What is the RGB value of #3CDAEC?

#3CDAEC is rgb(60, 218, 236) — red 60, green 218, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3CDAEC?

#3CDAEC converts to approximately cmyk(75%, 8%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3CDAEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3CDAEC scores 1.69:1 against white and 12.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #3CDAEC 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 darkturquoise (#00CED1) at a CIE76 distance of 10.05, which is visibly different.

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