Palettes / Colors / #3CD2DF

#3CD2DF — Teal

#3CD2DF is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: turquoise (#40E0D0) — not an exact match. CSS turquoise gives you #40E0D0, a different color; use #3CD2DF 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.

#3CD2DF is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DF473A; it also sits naturally between #3ADF9A and #3A7EDF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 24% · Green 82% · Blue 87%

Cyan 73% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #3CD2DF

.text { color: #3CD2DF; }
.background { background-color: #3CD2DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3CD2DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(60, 210, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 72%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3CD2DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(60, 210, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3CD2DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(60, 210, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#3CD2DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3CD2DF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #3CD2DF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DF473A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #3CD2DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #3CD2DF

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:

How #3CD2DF looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #3CD2DF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #3CD2DE  ·  #3CD2E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #3CD2DF?

#3CD2DF is Teal, a teal color (RGB 60, 210, 223). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3CD2DF?

#3CD2DF is RGB 60, 210, 223 — HSL 185°, 72%, 55% — CMYK 73%, 6%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #3CD2DF?

Its complement is #DF473A; analogous partners are #3ADF9A and #3A7EDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3CD2DF for text?

Black text on #3CD2DF has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.