Information about #3C979F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #3C979F belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(60, 151, 159) (23.5% red, 59.2% green, 62.4% blue), or CMYK 39 / 3 / 0 / 38 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#3C979F presents itself as a confidently colored water-like cyan — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Retreat (#39909B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Wot Eva (#4495A4) and Sea (#3C9992).

In RGB terms — rgb(60, 151, 159) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #3C979F: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #3C979F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#3C979F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#3C979F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#3C979F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#3C979F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#3C979F color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#3C979F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #3C979F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Retreat color link
Retreat

#39909B

Wot Eva color link
Wot Eva

#4495A4

Sea color link
Sea

#3C9992

Scooter color link
Scooter

#308EA0

Endorphin color link
Endorphin

#4190AD

Such Fun color link
Such Fun

#489EA8

Moderate Arctic Blue color link
Moderate Arctic Blue

#4A9CA8

Blue Chill color link
Blue Chill

#408F90

Moderate Cerulean color link
Moderate Cerulean

#4A91A8

Hippie Blue color link
Hippie Blue

#49889A

Dirty Blue color link
Dirty Blue

#3F829D

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

#3C979F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3C979F
  • RGB60, 151, 159
  • CMYK39, 3, 0, 38
  • CSSrgb(60, 151, 159)
  • HSL185°, 45%, 43%
  • HSL Precise184.848°, 45.205%, 42.941%
  • HSV185°, 62%, 62%
  • HSB185°, 62%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • GLSLvec3(0.235, 0.592, 0.624)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.235, 0.592, 0.624, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.235, 0.592, 0.624)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID3C979F
  • DECIMAL ID3970975
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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