#3c8f9d

Color #3c8f9d

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.68 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#3c8f9d

RGB

rgb(60, 143, 157)

HSL

hsl(188.7, 44.7%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.7, 61.8%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.8%, 8.9%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(55.11, -20.62, -14.92)

LCH

lch(55.11, 25.45, 215.89)

OKLCH

oklch(60.5%, 0.082, 210.32)

HWB

hwb(188.7, 23.5%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d4a3c

Analogous

#3c9d7a

#3c8f9d

#3c5e9d

Triadic

#3c8f9d

#9d3c8f

#8f9d3c

Split-complementary

#3c8f9d

#9d3c5e

#9d7a3c

Tetradic

#3c8f9d

#4a3c9d

#9d4a3c

#8f9d3c

Square

#3c8f9d

#7a3c9d

#9d4a3c

#5e9d3c

Shades

Color #3c8f9d mixed toward black.

#327783

#285f69

#1e474e

#143034

#0a181a

Tints

Color #3c8f9d mixed toward white.

#4eacbb

#72bcc9

#95cdd6

#b8dee4

#dceef1

Tones

Color #3c8f9d mixed toward gray.

#448995

#4c838d

#547e85

#5c787d

#647274

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6b9a · ΔE 25.3

Deuteranopia

#655f99 · ΔE 27.8

Tritanopia

#439797 · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3c8f9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3c8f9d]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#3c8f9d (#3c8f9d) is rgb(60, 143, 157) in RGB.

No, #3c8f9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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