#3EC8DA Color

#3EC8DA is rgb(62, 200, 218) in RGB, hsl(187, 68%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(72%, 8%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3EC8DA

HEX#3EC8DA

RGBrgb(62, 200, 218)

HSLhsl(187, 68%, 55%)

HSVhsv(187, 72%, 85%)

CMYKcmyk(72%, 8%, 0%, 15%)

OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.117 207.8)

LABlab(74.02% -33.46 -20.29)

LCHlch(74.02% 39.13 211.23)

What #3EC8DA 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 #3EC8DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 9.99 Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 10.61 Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 10.86 Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 11.82 Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 12.05 Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 12.08

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#3EC8DA Channel Values

How #3EC8DA 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 62 · G 200 · B 218	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 187° · S 68% · L 55%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 187° · S 72% · V 85%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 72% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 15%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2:1 vs white · 10.48:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3EC8DA 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

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Colors That Go With #3EC8DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3EC8DA; 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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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #3EC8DA

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.

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Shades

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How #3EC8DA 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#3EC8DA

Protanopia#B9B9DA

Protanomaly#97BFDA

Deuteranopia#AAAADC

Deuteranomaly#8CB7DB

Tritanopia#32CACA

Tritanomaly#37C9D1

Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

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Using #3EC8DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3ec8da: #3EC8DA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3EC8DA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3ec8da': '#3EC8DA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.243, green: 0.784, blue: 0.855)

Android XML<color name="color_3ec8da">#3EC8DA</color>

SVG fillfill="#3EC8DA"

More Teal Colors

#3EC8DA 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

#3EC8DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3EC8DA?

#3EC8DA is a mid-tone teal — rgb(62, 200, 218) in RGB and hsl(187, 68%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.99.

What is the RGB value of #3EC8DA?

#3EC8DA is rgb(62, 200, 218) — red 62, green 200, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3EC8DA?

#3EC8DA converts to approximately cmyk(72%, 8%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3EC8DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3EC8DA 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 #3EC8DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3EC8DA 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 10.86, which is visibly different.

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