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#3BD4EA

#3bd4ea ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bd4ea is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 83.14% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.79% cyan, 9.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 187.54°, with 80.65% saturation and 57.45% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 7.22.

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Relative luminance0.5396

Complementary

  1. #3bd4ea
  2. #ea513b

Split complementary

  1. #3bd4ea
  2. #ea3b7d
  3. #eaa83b

Analogous

  1. #3beaa8
  2. #3bd4ea
  3. #3b7dea

Triadic

  1. #3bd4ea
  2. #ea3bd4
  3. #d4ea3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bd4ea
  2. #513bea
  3. #ea513b
  4. #d4ea3b

Square

  1. #3bd4ea
  2. #a83bea
  3. #ea513b
  4. #7dea3b

Monochromatic

  1. #0e707e
  2. #15aec4
  3. #3bd4ea
  4. #80e3f1
  5. #c5f2f9

Shades

#3bd4ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bd4ea
  2. #35bfd3
  3. #2faabb
  4. #2994a4
  5. #237f8c
  6. #1e6a75
  7. #18555e
  8. #124046
  9. #0c2a2f
  10. #061517
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bd4ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bd4ea
  2. #4fd8ec
  3. #62ddee
  4. #76e1f0
  5. #89e5f2
  6. #9deaf5
  7. #b1eef7
  8. #c4f2f9
  9. #d8f6fb
  10. #ebfbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bd4ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bd4ea
  2. #42ccdf
  3. #49c3d5
  4. #50bbca
  5. #57b2c0
  6. #5eaab5
  7. #64a2aa
  8. #6b99a0
  9. #729195
  10. #79888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ec9d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1cceb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9bbea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dedb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9dcfeb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8ac5ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dae1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bd4ea {
  color: #3bd4ea;
}
Background
.bg-3bd4ea {
  background-color: #3bd4ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bd4ea {
  border: 2px solid #3bd4ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bd4ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 212 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bd4ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bd4ea, #3b7dea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bd4ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 212 234 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.22 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.33 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.55 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.19 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.57 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.81 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 9.90 #c42b15 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#3bd4ea  rgb(59, 212, 234)  hsl(188, 81%, 57%)  Dark Turquoise
#ea513b  rgb(234, 81, 59)  hsl(8, 81%, 57%)  Cinnabar
#ea3bd4  rgb(234, 59, 212)  hsl(308, 81%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#d4ea3b  rgb(212, 234, 59)  hsl(68, 81%, 57%)  Pear