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#3FE8EE Color

#3FE8EE is rgb(63, 232, 238) in RGB, hsl(182, 84%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(74%, 3%, 0%, 7%) 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 5.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3FE8EE
HEX#3FE8EE
RGBrgb(63, 232, 238)
HSLhsl(182, 84%, 59%)
HSVhsv(182, 74%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(74%, 3%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(85.1% 0.132 198.6)
LABlab(84.04% -41.99 -15.91)
LCHlch(84.04% 44.91 200.75)

What #3FE8EE 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 #3FE8EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lotion Blue#15F2FDΔE 5.87Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 9.31Fluorescent Blue#15F4EEΔE 9.48Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 9.99Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 10.02Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 10.44

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

#3FE8EE Channel Values

How #3FE8EE 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 232 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 182° · S 84% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 182° · S 74% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 74% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 13.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3FE8EE 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3FE8EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3FE8EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3FE8EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3FE8EE
Complementary
#EE443F
Analogous
#3FEE9C
Analogous
#3F91EE
Triadic
#EE3FE8
Triadic
#E8EE3F
Split comp.
#EE3F91
Split comp.
#EE9C3F

Tints & Shades of #3FE8EE

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

#5BECF1
#72EEF3
#8EF2F5
#A6F5F7
#C2F8FA
#D9FBFC

Shades

#19E4EB
#12C4CA
#0E9FA4
#0B7F83
#085B5E
#053738

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3FE8EE.

How #3FE8EE 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#3FE8EE
Protanopia#D7D7EE
Protanomaly#AFDEEE
Deuteranopia#C5C5F1
Deuteranomaly#A0D4F0
Tritanopia#3BE9E9
Tritanomaly#3DE8EB
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3FE8EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3fe8ee: #3FE8EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3FE8EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3fe8ee': '#3FE8EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.247, green: 0.910, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_3fe8ee">#3FE8EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#3FE8EE"

More Teal Colors

#3FE8EE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#3FE8EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3FE8EE?

#3FE8EE is a mid-tone teal — rgb(63, 232, 238) in RGB and hsl(182, 84%, 59%) 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 5.87.

What is the RGB value of #3FE8EE?

#3FE8EE is rgb(63, 232, 238) — red 63, green 232, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3FE8EE?

#3FE8EE converts to approximately cmyk(74%, 3%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3FE8EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3FE8EE scores 1.5:1 against white and 13.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3FE8EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3FE8EE 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 9.31, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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