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#3BF3EF

#3bf3ef ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bf3ef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 95.29% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.65% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 178.7°, with 88.46% saturation and 59.22% 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 15.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 2.87.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33ffff
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Relative luminance0.7126

Complementary

  1. #3bf3ef
  2. #f33b3f

Split complementary

  1. #3bf3ef
  2. #f33b9b
  3. #f3933b

Analogous

  1. #3bf393
  2. #3bf3ef
  3. #3b9bf3

Triadic

  1. #3bf3ef
  2. #ef3bf3
  3. #f3ef3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bf3ef
  2. #3b3ff3
  3. #f33b3f
  4. #f3ef3b

Square

  1. #3bf3ef
  2. #933bf3
  3. #f33b3f
  4. #9bf33b

Monochromatic

  1. #098c8a
  2. #0dd5d0
  3. #3bf3ef
  4. #83f7f5
  5. #cbfcfb

Shades

#3bf3ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bf3ef
  2. #35dbd7
  3. #2fc2bf
  4. #29aaa7
  5. #23928f
  6. #1e7a78
  7. #186160
  8. #124948
  9. #0c3130
  10. #061818
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bf3ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bf3ef
  2. #4ff4f1
  3. #62f5f2
  4. #76f7f4
  5. #89f8f5
  6. #9df9f7
  7. #b1faf9
  8. #c4fbfa
  9. #d8fdfc
  10. #ebfefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bf3ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bf3ef
  2. #42e8e4
  3. #49dcd9
  4. #50d1ce
  5. #57c5c3
  6. #5ebab8
  7. #64aeac
  8. #6ba3a1
  9. #729796
  10. #798c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2e5e4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4e7ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cad4f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00faf1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8ecef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4e1f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00f7f0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bf3ef {
  color: #3bf3ef;
}
Background
.bg-3bf3ef {
  background-color: #3bf3ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bf3ef {
  border: 2px solid #3bf3ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bf3ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 243 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 88% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bf3ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bf3ef, #3b9bf3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bf3ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 243 239 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 2.87 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 2.87 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.43 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 4.53 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.66 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.92 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.73 #c40c10 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Aqua
#3bf3ef  rgb(59, 243, 239)  hsl(179, 88%, 59%)  Aqua
#f33b3f  rgb(243, 59, 63)  hsl(359, 88%, 59%)  Tractor Red
#ef3bf3  rgb(239, 59, 243)  hsl(299, 88%, 59%)  Fuchsia
#f3ef3b  rgb(243, 239, 59)  hsl(59, 88%, 59%)  Titanium Yellow