What color is #3C9992?

#3C9992 is a desaturated cyan known as Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sea?

The RGB value is 60, 153, 146: 60 red, 153 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sea?

The complementary color is #993C43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C9992?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sea color: hex code #3C9992

#3C9992 rgb(60, 153, 146)

Shades of teal

Sea has the hex code #3C9992. It is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 60% green and 57.3% blue (60, 153, 146).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 44% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 40% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

Sea (#3C9992) color codes

HEX	`#3C9992`
RGB	`rgb(60, 153, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 60%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 44%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 61%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 5%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.86, -28.92, -4.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.86, 29.27, 188.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.441, 25.817, 31.2)`
Decimal	`3971474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sea, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #3C9992	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3C9992 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #3C9992 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c9992; }
.text { color: #3c9992; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c9992; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 153 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c9992, #3c7299); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

See #3C9992 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3C9992?: #3C9992 is a desaturated cyan known as Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sea?: The RGB value is 60, 153, 146: 60 red, 153 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sea?: The complementary color is #993C43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C9992?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.