#3bc9c4
a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: turquoise
RGB
59, 201, 196
HSL
178°, 57%, 51%
CMYK
71, 0, 3, 21
Luminance
0.4669
Every format
| HEX | #3bc9c4 |
| RGB | rgb(59, 201, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 57%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71%, 0%, 3%, 21%) |
| LAB | lab(74.0 -37.7 -8.4) |
| LCH | lch(74.0 38.6 192.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.762 0.117 191.5) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #3bc9c4;
background-color: #3bc9c4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#3bc9c4] bg-[#3bc9c4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #3bc9c4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.231, green: 0.788, blue: 0.769)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#3bc9c4")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#3bc9c4 on white: 2.03:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#3bc9c4 on black: 10.34:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red23.1%
Green78.8%
Blue76.9%
CMYK percentages
Cyan70.6%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow2.5%
Key (black)21.2%
Color previews
#3bc9c4 text on a black background
contrast 10.34:1
Card sample
#3bc9c4 text on a white background
contrast 2.03:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #3bc9c4;
Background color
Panel with #3bc9c4 background
background-color: #3bc9c4;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #3bc9c4;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(59, 201, 196, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(59, 201, 196, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #3bc9c4; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bc9c4, #3B6FC9);