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#3bc9ce

a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: turquoise

RGB
59, 201, 206
HSL
182°, 60%, 52%
CMYK
71, 2, 0, 19
Luminance
0.4716

Every format

HEX#3bc9ce
RGBrgb(59, 201, 206)
HSLhsl(182, 60%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(71%, 2%, 0%, 19%)
LABlab(74.3 -34.9 -13.3)
LCHlch(74.3 37.3 200.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.765 0.117 198.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #3bc9ce;
background-color: #3bc9ce;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#3bc9ce] bg-[#3bc9ce]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #3bc9ce;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.231, green: 0.788, blue: 0.808)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#3bc9ce")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#3bc9ce on white: 2.01:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#3bc9ce on black: 10.43:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red23.1%
Green78.8%
Blue80.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan71.4%
Magenta2.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.2%

Color previews

#3bc9ce text on a black background

contrast 10.43:1

Card sample

#3bc9ce text on a white background

contrast 2.01:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #3bc9ce;
Background color
Panel with #3bc9ce background
background-color: #3bc9ce;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #3bc9ce;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(59, 201, 206, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(59, 201, 206, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #3bc9ce;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bc9ce, #3B67CE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #3bc9ce

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #3bc9ce in the Color Lab