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#3BFBF3

#3bfbf3 ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3bfbf3 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 98.43% green and 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.19% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 177.5°, with 96% saturation and 60.78% 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 16.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 2.68.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33ffff
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Relative luminance0.764

Complementary

  1. #3bfbf3
  2. #fb3b43

Split complementary

  1. #3bfbf3
  2. #fb3ba3
  3. #fb933b

Analogous

  1. #3bfb93
  2. #3bfbf3
  3. #3ba3fb

Triadic

  1. #3bfbf3
  2. #f33bfb
  3. #fbf33b

Tetradic

  1. #3bfbf3
  2. #3b43fb
  3. #fb3b43
  4. #fbf33b

Square

  1. #3bfbf3
  2. #933bfb
  3. #fb3b43
  4. #a3fb3b

Monochromatic

  1. #039a94
  2. #05e5db
  3. #3bfbf3
  4. #86fdf8
  5. #d1fefc

Shades

#3bfbf3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bfbf3
  2. #35e2db
  3. #2fc9c2
  4. #29b0aa
  5. #239792
  6. #1e7e7a
  7. #186461
  8. #124b49
  9. #0c3231
  10. #061918
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bfbf3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bfbf3
  2. #4ffbf4
  3. #62fcf5
  4. #76fcf7
  5. #89fdf8
  6. #9dfdf9
  7. #b1fdfa
  8. #c4fefb
  9. #d8fefd
  10. #ebfffe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bfbf3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bfbf3
  2. #42efe8
  3. #49e2dc
  4. #50d6d1
  5. #57cac5
  6. #5ebeba
  7. #64b1ae
  8. #6ba5a3
  9. #729997
  10. #798c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7ede9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eceef3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2daf5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00fff8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bff3f3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aae8f4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00fff6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bfbf3 {
  color: #3bfbf3;
}
Background
.bg-3bfbf3 {
  background-color: #3bfbf3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bfbf3 {
  border: 2px solid #3bfbf3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bfbf3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 251 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 96% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bfbf3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bfbf3, #3ba3fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bfbf3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 251 243 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 2.68 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 2.68 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 2.76 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 4.32 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 6.47 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 6.58 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.39 #c4040c Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Aqua
#3bfbf3  rgb(59, 251, 243)  hsl(178, 96%, 61%)  Aqua
#fb3b43  rgb(251, 59, 67)  hsl(358, 96%, 61%)  Tractor Red
#f33bfb  rgb(243, 59, 251)  hsl(298, 96%, 61%)  Fuchsia
#fbf33b  rgb(251, 243, 59)  hsl(58, 96%, 61%)  Cadmium Yellow