Palettes / Colors / #3CD3CD

#3CD3CD — Teal

#3CD3CD is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the teal family.

#3CD3CD 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 #D33C41; it also sits naturally between #3CD382 and #3C8CD3. 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 83% · Blue 80%

Cyan 72% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #3CD3CD

.text { color: #3CD3CD; }
.background { background-color: #3CD3CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3CD3CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(60, 211, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 63%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3CD3CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(60, 211, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3CD3CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(60, 211, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#3CD3CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3CD3CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #3CD3CD

Tints of #3CD3CD

Tones of #3CD3CD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D33C41:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #3CD3CD: #000000.

How #3CD3CD 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 #3CD3CD 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

← #3CD3CC  ·  #3CD3CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #3CD3CD?

#3CD3CD is Teal, a teal color (RGB 60, 211, 205). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3CD3CD?

#3CD3CD is RGB 60, 211, 205 — HSL 178°, 63%, 53% — CMYK 72%, 0%, 3%, 17%.

What colors go with #3CD3CD?

Its complement is #D33C41; analogous partners are #3CD382 and #3C8CD3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3CD3CD for text?

Black text on #3CD3CD has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.