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#3BEEEF

#3beeef ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3beeef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 93.33% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.31% cyan, 0.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 180.33°, with 84.91% saturation and 58.43% 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 14.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 3.68.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33ffff
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Relative luminance0.6831

Complementary

  1. #3beeef
  2. #ef3c3b

Split complementary

  1. #3beeef
  2. #ef3b94
  3. #ef963b

Analogous

  1. #3bef96
  2. #3beeef
  3. #3b94ef

Triadic

  1. #3beeef
  2. #ef3bee
  3. #eeef3b

Tetradic

  1. #3beeef
  2. #3c3bef
  3. #ef3c3b
  4. #eeef3b

Square

  1. #3beeef
  2. #963bef
  3. #ef3c3b
  4. #94ef3b

Monochromatic

  1. #0b8586
  2. #11cccd
  3. #3beeef
  4. #82f4f5
  5. #c8fafb

Shades

#3beeef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3beeef
  2. #35d6d7
  3. #2fbebf
  4. #29a7a7
  5. #238f8f
  6. #1e7778
  7. #185f60
  8. #124748
  9. #0c3030
  10. #061818
  11. #000000

Tints

#3beeef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3beeef
  2. #4ff0f1
  3. #62f1f2
  4. #76f3f4
  5. #89f5f5
  6. #9df7f7
  7. #b1f8f9
  8. #c4fafa
  9. #d8fcfc
  10. #ebfdfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3beeef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3beeef
  2. #42e3e4
  3. #49d8d9
  4. #50cdce
  5. #57c2c3
  6. #5eb7b8
  7. #64acac
  8. #6ba1a1
  9. #729696
  10. #798b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afe1e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dee2ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4d0f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f6ee ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4e7ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0dcf0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00f3ee ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3beeef {
  color: #3beeef;
}
Background
.bg-3beeef {
  background-color: #3beeef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3beeef {
  border: 2px solid #3beeef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3beeef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 238 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 85% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3beeef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3beeef, #3b94ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3beeef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 238 239 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 3.68 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 3.68 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 4.18 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.01 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 6.45 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 6.56 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.98 #c41110 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Aqua
#3beeef  rgb(59, 238, 239)  hsl(180, 85%, 58%)  Aqua
#ef3c3b  rgb(239, 60, 59)  hsl(0, 85%, 58%)  Cinnabar
#ef3bee  rgb(239, 59, 238)  hsl(300, 85%, 58%)  Fuchsia
#eeef3b  rgb(238, 239, 59)  hsl(60, 85%, 58%)  Icterine