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#3BAAAA

#3baaaa ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3baaaa is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 66.67% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 48.47% saturation and 44.9% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 3.17.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.3258

Complementary

  1. #3baaaa
  2. #aa3b3b

Split complementary

  1. #3baaaa
  2. #aa3b72
  3. #aa723b

Analogous

  1. #3baa72
  2. #3baaaa
  3. #3b72aa

Triadic

  1. #3baaaa
  2. #aa3baa
  3. #aaaa3b

Tetradic

  1. #3baaaa
  2. #3b3baa
  3. #aa3b3b
  4. #aaaa3b

Square

  1. #3baaaa
  2. #723baa
  3. #aa3b3b
  4. #72aa3b

Monochromatic

  1. #143838
  2. #277171
  3. #3baaaa
  4. #67caca
  5. #a0dede

Shades

#3baaaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3baaaa
  2. #359999
  3. #2f8888
  4. #297777
  5. #236666
  6. #1e5555
  7. #184444
  8. #123333
  9. #0c2222
  10. #061111
  11. #000000

Tints

#3baaaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3baaaa
  2. #4fb3b3
  3. #62bbbb
  4. #76c4c4
  5. #89cccc
  6. #9dd5d5
  7. #b1dddd
  8. #c4e6e6
  9. #d8eeee
  10. #ebf7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3baaaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3baaaa
  2. #42a6a6
  3. #49a2a2
  4. #509d9d
  5. #579999
  6. #5e9595
  7. #649191
  8. #6b8d8d
  9. #728888
  10. #798484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7fa1a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fa2aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e95ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00afaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83a5aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #769eaa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00adaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3baaaa {
  color: #3baaaa;
}
Background
.bg-3baaaa {
  background-color: #3baaaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3baaaa {
  border: 2px solid #3baaaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3baaaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 170 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 48% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3baaaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3baaaa, #3b72aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3baaaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 170 170 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.17 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 4.11 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.20 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.83 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 7.81 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.25 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.77 #c45555 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Verdigris
#3baaaa  rgb(59, 170, 170)  hsl(180, 48%, 45%)  Verdigris
#aa3b3b  rgb(170, 59, 59)  hsl(0, 48%, 45%)  Brown
#aa3baa  rgb(170, 59, 170)  hsl(300, 48%, 45%)  Purpureus
#aaaa3b  rgb(170, 170, 59)  hsl(60, 48%, 45%)  Brass