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Information about #3CAD9C color

#3CAD9C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3CAD9C falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(60, 173, 156) — 23.5% red, 67.8% green, 61.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 44 / 0 / 7 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #3CAD9C reads as a clearly saturated aqua cyan and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Keppel (#3AB09E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Greeny Blue (#42B395) and Hightail Teal (#40B493).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(60, 173, 156)), which gives #3CAD9C its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #3CAD9C: 7.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. #3CAD9C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#3CAD9C color variations

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

#3CAD9C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#3CAD9C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#3CAD9C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#3CAD9C 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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#3CAD9C 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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#AE9D3D
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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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#3D4EAE
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#AE3D4E
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#AE9D3D
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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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#643DAE
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#AE3D4E
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Nearest named colors to #3CAD9C

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

Keppel color link
Keppel

#3AB09E

Greeny Blue color link
Greeny Blue

#42B395

Hightail Teal color link
Hightail Teal

#40B493

Moderate Opal color link
Moderate Opal

#4AA89C

Zomp color link
Zomp

#39A78E

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Moderate Turquoise color link
Moderate Turquoise

#4AA891

Moderate Cyan color link
Moderate Cyan

#4AA8A8

Verdigris color link
Verdigris

#43B3AE

Mint color link
Mint

#3EB489

Mountain Meadow color link
Mountain Meadow

#30BA8F

Sea color link
Sea

#3C9992

#3CAD9C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3CAD9C
  • RGB60, 173, 156
  • CMYK44, 0, 7, 32
  • CSSrgb(60, 173, 156)
  • HSL171°, 48%, 46%
  • HSL Precise170.973°, 48.498%, 45.686%
  • HSV171°, 65%, 68%
  • HSB171°, 65%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • GLSLvec3(0.235, 0.678, 0.612)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.235, 0.678, 0.612, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.235, 0.678, 0.612)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID3CAD9C
  • DECIMAL ID3976604
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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