What color is #3CBEB6?

#3CBEB6 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Super Rare Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3CBEB6?

The RGB value is 60, 190, 182: 60 red, 190 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3CBEB6?

The complementary color is #BE3C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3CBEB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3CBEB6 color

#3CBEB6 rgb(60, 190, 182)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3CBEB6 is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 74.5% green and 71.4% blue (60, 190, 182).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 52% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Super Rare Jade (#14BAB4), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#3CBEB6 color codes

HEX	`#3CBEB6`
RGB	`rgb(60, 190, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 74.5%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 52%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 68%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 4%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.29, -36.43, -6.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.29, 36.96, 189.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.717, 41.162, 50.678)`
Decimal	`3980982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3CBEB6, 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 #3CBEB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#3CBEB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	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 #3CBEB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3cbeb6; }
.text { color: #3cbeb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3cbeb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 190 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3cbeb6, #3c85be); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3CBEB6?: #3CBEB6 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Super Rare Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3CBEB6?: The RGB value is 60, 190, 182: 60 red, 190 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3CBEB6?: The complementary color is #BE3C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3CBEB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.