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#3CECDA Color

#3CECDA is rgb(60, 236, 218) in RGB, hsl(174, 82%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(75%, 0%, 8%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3CECDA
HEX#3CECDA
RGBrgb(60, 236, 218)
HSLhsl(174, 82%, 58%)
HSVhsv(174, 75%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(75%, 0%, 8%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(85.3% 0.139 184.6)
LABlab(84.68% -48.15 -4.51)
LCHlch(84.68% 48.36 185.36)

What #3CECDA 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 #3CECDA, 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.

#3CECDA Channel Values

How #3CECDA 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 236 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 174° · S 82% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 174° · S 75% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 75% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3CECDA 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #3CECDA

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

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 #3CECDA.

How #3CECDA 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#3CECDA
Protanopia#DADADA
Protanomaly#B1E2DA
Deuteranopia#C8C8DD
Deuteranomaly#A3D7DC
Tritanopia#47EAEA
Tritanomaly#43EBE4
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3CECDA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3cecda: #3CECDA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3CECDA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3cecda': '#3CECDA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.235, green: 0.925, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_3cecda">#3CECDA</color>
SVG fillfill="#3CECDA"

More Teal Colors

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

#3CECDA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3CECDA?

#3CECDA is a mid-tone teal — rgb(60, 236, 218) in RGB and hsl(174, 82%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.79.

What is the RGB value of #3CECDA?

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

What is the CMYK value of #3CECDA?

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

Should text on #3CECDA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3CECDA scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #3CECDA 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 4.79, which is very hard to tell apart.

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