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#3C9AAE

#3c9aae ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3c9aae is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 60.39% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.52% cyan, 11.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 190.53°, with 48.72% saturation and 45.88% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 4.4.

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Relative luminance0.2713

Complementary

  1. #3c9aae
  2. #ae503c

Split complementary

  1. #3c9aae
  2. #ae3c61
  3. #ae893c

Analogous

  1. #3cae89
  2. #3c9aae
  3. #3c61ae

Triadic

  1. #3c9aae
  2. #ae3c9a
  3. #9aae3c

Tetradic

  1. #3c9aae
  2. #503cae
  3. #ae503c
  4. #9aae3c

Square

  1. #3c9aae
  2. #893cae
  3. #ae503c
  4. #61ae3c

Monochromatic

  1. #15353c
  2. #286875
  3. #3c9aae
  4. #6bbbcc
  5. #a4d5df

Shades

#3c9aae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c9aae
  2. #368b9d
  3. #307b8b
  4. #2a6c7a
  5. #245c68
  6. #1e4d57
  7. #183e46
  8. #122e34
  9. #0c1f23
  10. #060f11
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c9aae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c9aae
  2. #50a4b6
  3. #63aebe
  4. #77b8c6
  5. #8ac2ce
  6. #9ecdd7
  7. #b1d7df
  8. #c5e1e7
  9. #d8ebef
  10. #ecf5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c9aae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c9aae
  2. #4397a9
  3. #4a95a5
  4. #5092a0
  5. #57909c
  6. #5e8d97
  7. #658a92
  8. #6c888e
  9. #728589
  10. #798385
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #76939c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c95af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b89ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a2a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7497af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6790ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009fa6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c9aae {
  color: #3c9aae;
}
Background
.bg-3c9aae {
  background-color: #3c9aae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3c9aae {
  border: 2px solid #3c9aae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c9aae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 154 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 49% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c9aae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c9aae, #3c61ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c9aae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 154 174 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 4.40 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.06 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.82 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.11 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 10.82 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.60 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 12.36 #c36551 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#3c9aae  rgb(60, 154, 174)  hsl(191, 49%, 46%)  Bondi Blue
#ae503c  rgb(174, 80, 60)  hsl(11, 49%, 46%)  Redwood
#ae3c9a  rgb(174, 60, 154)  hsl(311, 49%, 46%)  Deep Plum
#9aae3c  rgb(154, 174, 60)  hsl(71, 49%, 46%)  Apple Green