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#3BF2F2

#3bf2f2 ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bf2f2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 94.9% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 87.56% saturation and 59.02% 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 15.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 2.83.

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Web safe#33ffff
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Relative luminance0.7084

Complementary

  1. #3bf2f2
  2. #f23b3b

Split complementary

  1. #3bf2f2
  2. #f23b97
  3. #f2973b

Analogous

  1. #3bf297
  2. #3bf2f2
  3. #3b97f2

Triadic

  1. #3bf2f2
  2. #f23bf2
  3. #f2f23b

Tetradic

  1. #3bf2f2
  2. #3b3bf2
  3. #f23b3b
  4. #f2f23b

Square

  1. #3bf2f2
  2. #973bf2
  3. #f23b3b
  4. #97f23b

Monochromatic

  1. #098b8b
  2. #0ed3d3
  3. #3bf2f2
  4. #83f7f7
  5. #cafcfc

Shades

#3bf2f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bf2f2
  2. #35dada
  3. #2fc2c2
  4. #29a9a9
  5. #239191
  6. #1e7979
  7. #186161
  8. #124949
  9. #0c3030
  10. #061818
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bf2f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bf2f2
  2. #4ff3f3
  3. #62f5f5
  4. #76f6f6
  5. #89f7f7
  6. #9df9f9
  7. #b1fafa
  8. #c4fbfb
  9. #d8fcfc
  10. #ebfefe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bf2f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bf2f2
  2. #42e7e7
  3. #49dbdb
  4. #50d0d0
  5. #57c4c4
  6. #5eb9b9
  7. #64aeae
  8. #6ba2a2
  9. #729797
  10. #798b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2e5e5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2e6f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8d3f3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00faf2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7ebf2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3e0f3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00f7f2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bf2f2 {
  color: #3bf2f2;
}
Background
.bg-3bf2f2 {
  background-color: #3bf2f2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bf2f2 {
  border: 2px solid #3bf2f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bf2f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 242 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 88% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bf2f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bf2f2, #3b97f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bf2f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 242 242 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 2.83 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 2.83 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 4.27 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 4.86 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 5.75 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 6.76 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.72 #c40d0d Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Aqua
#3bf2f2  rgb(59, 242, 242)  hsl(180, 88%, 59%)  Aqua
#f23b3b  rgb(242, 59, 59)  hsl(0, 88%, 59%)  Tractor Red
#f23bf2  rgb(242, 59, 242)  hsl(300, 88%, 59%)  Fuchsia
#f2f23b  rgb(242, 242, 59)  hsl(60, 88%, 59%)  Icterine