#3AB6C5

A medium, moderate cyan closely aligning with Darkturquoise.

About #3AB6C5

The hex code #3AB6C5 represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkturquoise. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 58, 182, and 197.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 71% cyan and 8% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#3AB6C5
RGB58, 182, 197
HSL186.5°, 54.5%, 50.0%
CMYK71%, 8%, 0%, 23%
HSV186.5°, 70.6%, 77.3%
LAB68.3, -28.5, -17.4
XYZ28.6, 38.4, 58.7
Decimal3847877

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.42:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.68:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.31:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.38:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #3AB6C5; }
.text-color { color: #3AB6C5; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #3AB6C5; }

Similar Colors

Darkturquoise
#00CED1