What color is #3CDCC4?

#3CDCC4 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Ice Climber. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3CDCC4?

The RGB value is 60, 220, 196: 60 red, 220 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3CDCC4?

The complementary color is #DC3C54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3CDCC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3CDCC4 color

#3CDCC4 rgb(60, 220, 196)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3CDCC4 is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 86.3% green and 76.9% blue (60, 220, 196).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 70% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Ice Climber (#25E2CD), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.23:1).

#3CDCC4 color codes

HEX	`#3CDCC4`
RGB	`rgb(60, 220, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 86.3%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 70%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 73%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 0%, 11%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.69, -46, 0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.69, 46, 179.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.416, 56.128, 61.076)`
Decimal	`3988676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3CDCC4, 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 #3CDCC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#3CDCC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.23:1	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 #3CDCC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3cdcc4; }
.text { color: #3cdcc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3cdcc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 220 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3cdcc4, #3ca4dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3CDCC4?: #3CDCC4 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Ice Climber. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3CDCC4?: The RGB value is 60, 220, 196: 60 red, 220 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3CDCC4?: The complementary color is #DC3C54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3CDCC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.