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#3CEBFB Color

#3CEBFB is rgb(60, 235, 251) in RGB, hsl(185, 96%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(76%, 6%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lotion Blue (#15F2FD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3CEBFB
HEX#3CEBFB
RGBrgb(60, 235, 251)
HSLhsl(185, 96%, 61%)
HSVhsv(185, 76%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 6%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(86.2% 0.136 204.4)
LABlab(85.21% -40.60 -20.97)
LCHlch(85.21% 45.70 207.31)

What #3CEBFB 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 #3CEBFB, 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 teal in the library.

#3CEBFB Channel Values

How #3CEBFB 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 235 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 185° · S 96% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 185° · S 76% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 76% · M 6% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.45:1 vs white · 14.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3CEBFB 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 text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #3CEBFB

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

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 #3CEBFB.

How #3CEBFB 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#3CEBFB
Protanopia#D9D9FB
Protanomaly#B0E1FB
Deuteranopia#C7C7FD
Deuteranomaly#A2D6FC
Tritanopia#2FEDED
Tritanomaly#34ECF3
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3CEBFB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3cebfb: #3CEBFB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3CEBFB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3cebfb': '#3CEBFB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.235, green: 0.922, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_3cebfb">#3CEBFB</color>
SVG fillfill="#3CEBFB"

More Teal Colors

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

#3CEBFB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3CEBFB?

#3CEBFB is a light teal — rgb(60, 235, 251) in RGB and hsl(185, 96%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lotion Blue (#15F2FD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.49.

What is the RGB value of #3CEBFB?

#3CEBFB is rgb(60, 235, 251) — red 60, green 235, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3CEBFB?

#3CEBFB converts to approximately cmyk(76%, 6%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3CEBFB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3CEBFB scores 1.45:1 against white and 14.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #3CEBFB 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 12.45, which is visibly different.

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