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#3CB0CD — Teal

#3CB0CD is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #3CB0CD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#3CB0CD is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CD593C; it also sits naturally between #3CCDA1 and #3C68CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#3CB0CD · RGB 60, 176, 205

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Color values

HEX#3CB0CD
RGB60, 176, 205
HSL192°, 59%, 52%
HSV192°, 71%, 80%
CMYK71%, 14%, 0%, 20%
XYZ28.41, 36.42, 63.29
Yxy36.42, 0.2217, 0.2843
CIE-Lab66.84, -22.76, -24.09
Hunter Lab60.35, -18.65, -24.11

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 24% · Green 69% · Blue 80%

Cyan 71% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #3CB0CD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #3CB0CD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #3CB0CD

.text { color: #3CB0CD; }
.background { background-color: #3CB0CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3CB0CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(60, 176, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(192, 59%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3CB0CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(60, 176, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3CB0CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(60, 176, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#3CB0CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3CB0CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #3CB0CD

#31A2BF#2C91AA#28839A#237286#1D6172#184F5D#133E49#0F3039#091F24#040E10

Tints of #3CB0CD

#4DB7D1#61BFD6#71C5DA#85CEE0#96D4E4#A6DBE8#BAE3ED#CAEAF1#DFF2F7#EFF8FB

Tones of #3CB0CD

#46AAC3#51A3B8#5B9EAE#6697A3#709199#7B8A8E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CD593C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.54:1 Fails
Against black text8.28:1 AAA

Best text color on #3CB0CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #3CB0CD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #3CB0CD: ·

How #3CB0CD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #6E6FC6Deuteranopia · #685FC4Tritanopia · #42C0BF

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Blue 500 · #2196F3Tailwind cyan 500 · #06B6D4Tailwind sky 500 · #0EA5E9

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #3CB0CD rather than the exact color:

Royal Ruby Saffron
#2A9F3B · #329A79 · #3FB0D1 · #2A48AF
Palette 39b1d1
#39B1D1 · #D6FB61 · #F6850C · #DE3E3E
Burning Petal
#258E7F · #3EA8CF · #5079CF · #342C85
Frozen Ruby Cinder
#902481 · #BDD044 · #3ABACE · #EBCBEB
Palette F6f5f5
#F6F5F5 · #E9E4E6 · #3BB4C1 · #048998
Palette 071952
#071952 · #088395 · #37B7C3 · #EBF4F6

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#3FB0D1#39B1D1#3EA8CF#3ABACE#3BB4C1#37B7C3#39BDC8#3FBFCF#3DBDC4#4CB3CD#31A8C4#3DBDC2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #3CB0CC  ·  #3CB0CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #3CB0CD?

#3CB0CD is Teal, a teal color (RGB 60, 176, 205). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3CB0CD?

#3CB0CD is RGB 60, 176, 205 — HSL 192°, 59%, 52% — CMYK 71%, 14%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #3CB0CD?

Its complement is #CD593C; analogous partners are #3CCDA1 and #3C68CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3CB0CD for text?

Black text on #3CB0CD has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.54:1.