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#3BF8F2

#3bf8f2 ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bf8f2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 97.25% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.42% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 178.1°, with 93.1% saturation and 60.2% 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 15.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 2.44.

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Web safe#33ffff
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Relative luminance0.7448

Complementary

  1. #3bf8f2
  2. #f83b41

Split complementary

  1. #3bf8f2
  2. #f83b9f
  3. #f8943b

Analogous

  1. #3bf894
  2. #3bf8f2
  3. #3b9ff8

Triadic

  1. #3bf8f2
  2. #f23bf8
  3. #f8f23b

Tetradic

  1. #3bf8f2
  2. #3b41f8
  3. #f83b41
  4. #f8f23b

Square

  1. #3bf8f2
  2. #943bf8
  3. #f83b41
  4. #9ff83b

Monochromatic

  1. #059590
  2. #08dfd8
  3. #3bf8f2
  4. #85fbf7
  5. #cffdfc

Shades

#3bf8f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bf8f2
  2. #35dfda
  3. #2fc6c2
  4. #29aea9
  5. #239591
  6. #1e7c79
  7. #186361
  8. #124a49
  9. #0c3230
  10. #061918
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bf8f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bf8f2
  2. #4ff9f3
  3. #62f9f5
  4. #76faf6
  5. #89fbf7
  6. #9dfcf9
  7. #b1fcfa
  8. #c4fdfb
  9. #d8fefc
  10. #ebfefe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bf8f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bf8f2
  2. #42ece7
  3. #49e0db
  4. #50d4d0
  5. #57c8c4
  6. #5ebcb9
  7. #64b0ae
  8. #6ba4a2
  9. #729897
  10. #798c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5eae7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9ebf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfd8f3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00fff6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcf0f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8e5f3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00fcf4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bf8f2 {
  color: #3bf8f2;
}
Background
.bg-3bf8f2 {
  background-color: #3bf8f2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bf8f2 {
  border: 2px solid #3bf8f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bf8f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 248 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 93% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bf8f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bf8f2, #3b9ff8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bf8f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 248 242 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 2.44 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 2.44 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 3.51 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.95 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.98 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 6.35 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.75 #c4070d Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Aqua
#3bf8f2  rgb(59, 248, 242)  hsl(178, 93%, 60%)  Aqua
#f83b41  rgb(248, 59, 65)  hsl(358, 93%, 60%)  Tractor Red
#f23bf8  rgb(242, 59, 248)  hsl(298, 93%, 60%)  Fuchsia
#f8f23b  rgb(248, 242, 59)  hsl(58, 93%, 60%)  Cadmium Yellow