#3c8d8f

Color #3c8d8f

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Cyan #008b8b · ΔE 7.11 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#3c8d8f

RGB

rgb(60, 141, 143)

HSL

hsl(181.4, 40.9%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(181.4, 58%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(58%, 1.4%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(54.02, -23.76, -8.5)

LCH

lch(54.02, 25.23, 199.68)

OKLCH

oklch(59.5%, 0.0782, 197.49)

HWB

hwb(181.4, 23.5%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f3e3c

Analogous

#3c8f67

#3c8d8f

#3c648f

Triadic

#3c8d8f

#8f3c8d

#8d8f3c

Split-complementary

#3c8d8f

#8f3c64

#8f673c

Tetradic

#3c8d8f

#3e3c8f

#8f3e3c

#8d8f3c

Square

#3c8d8f

#673c8f

#8f3e3c

#648f3c

Shades

Color #3c8d8f mixed toward black.

#327677

#285e5f

#1e4747

#142f30

#0a1818

Tints

Color #3c8d8f mixed toward white.

#4bb1b3

#6fc1c3

#93d0d2

#b7e0e1

#dbeff0

Tones

Color #3c8d8f mixed toward gray.

#438688

#4a8081

#51797a

#587373

#5f6c6c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#696a8f · ΔE 27.1

Deuteranopia

#645e8e · ΔE 30.1

Tritanopia

#438e8e · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 19.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #3c8d8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3c8d8f]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#3c8d8f (#3c8d8f) is rgb(60, 141, 143) in RGB.

No, #3c8d8f is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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