#3cd8cc Color Information

#3cd8cc Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #3cd8cc. In RGB, it consists of 23.5% Red, 84.7% Green, and 80.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 72.2% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 5.6% Yellow, and 15.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 175.4°, with saturation of 66.7% and lightness of 54.1%. The decimal value for #3cd8cc is 3987660, and its nearest "web safe" color is #33cccc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #3cd8cc is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#3cd8cc Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color60, 216, 204 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color23.5%, 84.7%, 80.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.765, 0.153, 0.200 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.722, 0, 0.056, 0.153 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color175.4°, 66.7%, 54.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color175.4°, 72.2%, 84.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color37.318, 54.432, 65.666 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color60, 141, 216 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code3987660 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color78.713, -42.119, -5.677 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)78.713, 42.500, 187.677 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color78.713, -57.080, -2.180 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color73.778, -38.823, -1.127 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.237, 0.346, 54.432 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4282177740 / 0xff3cd8cc Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#33cccc Copy
Last Updated: December 26, 2024

Shades of #3cd8cc

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #3cd8cc, its pure hue is 175.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 66.7%, and its lightness is 54.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #3cd8cc, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #081b1a to #35bdb3.

Tints of #3cd8cc

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #3cd8cc, its pure hue is 175.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 66.7%, and its lightness is 54.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #3cd8cc, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #54ddd2 to #e7faf9.

Tones of #3cd8cc

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #3cd8cc, its pure hue is 175.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 66.7%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #3cd8cc, which range from #8a8a8a (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #15ffed (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #3cd8cc

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #3cd8cc! For #3cd8cc, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #3cd8cc. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #3cd8cc

This color, #3cd8cc, consists of 23.5% Red, 84.7% Green, and 80.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 60, Green = 216, Blue = 204. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #3cd8cc is 72.2% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 5.6% Yellow, and 15.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R23.5%
C72.2%
G84.7%
M0.0%
B80.0%
Y5.6%
K15.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 60 216 204
Octal 74 330 314
Hexa #3c #d8 #cc
Binary 00111100 11011000 11001100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 72 0 5 15
Octal 110 0 5 17
Hexa #48 #00 #05 #0f
Binary 01001000 00000000 00000101 00001111

Analogous Colors of #3cd8cc

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #3cd8cc — which has hue 175.4° — its analogous colors are located at 145.4° and 205.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3cd8cc.

Triadic Colors of #3cd8cc

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #3cd8cc — which has hue 175.4° — its triadic colors are located at 55.4° and 295.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3cd8cc.

Complementary Color of #3cd8cc

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #3cd8cc — which has hue 175.4° — its complementary color is located at 355.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3cd8cc.

Split Complementary Colors of #3cd8cc

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #3cd8cc — which has hue 175.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 25.4° and 325.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3cd8cc.

Tetradic Colors of #3cd8cc

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #3cd8cc — which has hue 175.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 85.4°, 175.4°, 265.4°, and 355.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3cd8cc.

Monochromatic Colors of #3cd8cc

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #3cd8cc, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #287771 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #94f5ee (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #3cd8cc

We want to make getting started with #3cd8cc on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #3cd8cc into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #3cd8cc can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #3cd8cc with other HTML elements.

#3cd8cc Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #3cd8cc.
<span style="color: #3cd8cc;">The color of this text is #3cd8cc.</span>

#3cd8cc Background Color

The background color for this text is #3cd8cc.
<div style="background-color: #3cd8cc; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #3cd8cc.</div>

#3cd8cc Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #3cd8cc.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #3cd8cc;">This color for the shadow of this text is #3cd8cc.</span>

#3cd8cc Border Color

This is a div with border color #3cd8cc.
<div style="border: #3cd8cc 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #3cd8cc.</div>

#3cd8cc Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #3cd8cc on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #3cd8cc; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #3cd8cc on a white background.</div></div>

#3cd8cc Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #3cd8cc on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #3cd8cc; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #3cd8cc on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #3cd8cc to White

This is a gradient from #3cd8cc to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#3cd8cc,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#3cd8cc,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#3cd8cc,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#3cd8cc,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #3cd8cc to white.</div>

Gradient from #3cd8cc to Black

This is a gradient from #3cd8cc to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#3cd8cc,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#3cd8cc,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#3cd8cc,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#3cd8cc,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #3cd8cc to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #3cd8cc

In addition to using #3cd8cc on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #3cd8cc in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #3cd8cc, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 60, Green = 216, Blue = 204). If you need details about the color coordinates of #3cd8cc in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #3cd8cc
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(60, 216, 204)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #3cd8cc; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #3cd8cc; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #3cd8cc; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(60, 216, 204);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#3cd8cc")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:60, green:216, blue:204, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:60 green:216 blue:204 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(60f, 216f, 204f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(60, 216, 204);
 

#3cd8cc Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #3cd8cc the same way. For those with color blindness, #3cd8cc might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #3cd8cc looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #3cd8cc is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #3cd8cc looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #3cd8cc will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #3cd8cc is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.8:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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