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#3FCFCD Color

#3FCFCD is rgb(63, 207, 205) in RGB, hsl(179, 60%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(70%, 0%, 1%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3FCFCD
HEX#3FCFCD
RGBrgb(63, 207, 205)
HSLhsl(179, 60%, 53%)
HSVhsv(179, 70%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 0%, 1%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.119 193.6)
LABlab(75.78% -39.19 -10.68)
LCHlch(75.78% 40.62 195.25)

What #3FCFCD 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 #3FCFCD, 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.

#3FCFCD Channel Values

How #3FCFCD 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 207 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 179° · S 60% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 179° · S 70% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 70% · M 0% · Y 1% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 11.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3FCFCD 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #3FCFCD

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

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 #3FCFCD.

How #3FCFCD 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#3FCFCD
Protanopia#C0C0CD
Protanomaly#9DC6CD
Deuteranopia#B0B0CF
Deuteranomaly#90BDCE
Tritanopia#40CFCF
Tritanomaly#40CFCE
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

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Using #3FCFCD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3fcfcd: #3FCFCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3FCFCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3fcfcd': '#3FCFCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.247, green: 0.812, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_3fcfcd">#3FCFCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#3FCFCD"

More Teal Colors

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

#3FCFCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3FCFCD?

#3FCFCD is a mid-tone teal — rgb(63, 207, 205) in RGB and hsl(179, 60%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.9.

What is the RGB value of #3FCFCD?

#3FCFCD is rgb(63, 207, 205) — red 63, green 207, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3FCFCD?

#3FCFCD converts to approximately cmyk(70%, 0%, 1%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3FCFCD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3FCFCD scores 1.91:1 against white and 11.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #3FCFCD 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 mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) at a CIE76 distance of 1.9, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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