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#3FBCCA Color

#3FBCCA is rgb(63, 188, 202) in RGB, hsl(186, 57%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(69%, 7%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Green (#30BFBF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3FBCCA
HEX#3FBCCA
RGBrgb(63, 188, 202)
HSLhsl(186, 57%, 52%)
HSVhsv(186, 69%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(69%, 7%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(73.3% 0.109 205.8)
LABlab(69.99% -31.91 -17.68)
LCHlch(69.99% 36.48 208.99)

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

Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 8.62Moonstone#3AA8C1ΔE 10Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 10.99Pacific Blue#1CA9C9ΔE 12.05Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 12.11Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 12.13

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

#3FBCCA Channel Values

How #3FBCCA 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 63 · G 188 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 186° · S 57% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 186° · S 69% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 69% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.27:1 vs white · 9.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3FBCCA 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 text2.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #3FBCCA

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

Base
#3FBCCA
Complementary
#CA4D3F
Analogous
#3FCA93
Analogous
#3F77CA
Triadic
#CA3FBC
Triadic
#BCCA3F
Split comp.
#CA3F77
Split comp.
#CA933F

Tints & Shades of #3FBCCA

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

#5BC6D2
#73CED9
#8FD8E0
#A7E0E7
#C3EAEF
#DBF3F5

Shades

#31A7B4
#2A8D98
#22737C
#1B5D64
#144348
#0C292C

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

How #3FBCCA 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#3FBCCA
Protanopia#AEAECA
Protanomaly#8FB4CA
Deuteranopia#A0A0CC
Deuteranomaly#84ACCB
Tritanopia#37BEBE
Tritanomaly#3ABDC3
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3FBCCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3fbcca: #3FBCCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3FBCCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3fbcca': '#3FBCCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.247, green: 0.737, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_3fbcca">#3FBCCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#3FBCCA"

More Teal Colors

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

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#3FBCCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3FBCCA?

#3FBCCA is a mid-tone teal — rgb(63, 188, 202) in RGB and hsl(186, 57%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Green (#30BFBF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.62.

What is the RGB value of #3FBCCA?

#3FBCCA is rgb(63, 188, 202) — red 63, green 188, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3FBCCA?

#3FBCCA converts to approximately cmyk(69%, 7%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3FBCCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3FBCCA scores 2.27:1 against white and 9.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #3FBCCA 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 12.11, which is visibly different.

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