What color is #3CAEB6?

#3CAEB6 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Thalassa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3CAEB6?

The RGB value is 60, 174, 182: 60 red, 174 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3CAEB6?

The complementary color is #B6443C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3CAEB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3CAEB6 color

#3CAEB6 rgb(60, 174, 182)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3CAEB6 is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 68.2% green and 71.4% blue (60, 174, 182).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 50% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Thalassa (#53B1BA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#3CAEB6 color codes

HEX	`#3CAEB6`
RGB	`rgb(60, 174, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 68.2%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 50%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 67%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 4%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.44, -28.82, -13.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.44, 31.8, 205.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.439, 34.607, 49.586)`
Decimal	`3976886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3CAEB6, 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 #3CAEB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#3CAEB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	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 #3CAEB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3caeb6; }
.text { color: #3caeb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3caeb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 174 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3caeb6, #3c71b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #3CAEB6?: #3CAEB6 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Thalassa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3CAEB6?: The RGB value is 60, 174, 182: 60 red, 174 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3CAEB6?: The complementary color is #B6443C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3CAEB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.