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#3CAAA6

#3caaa6 ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3caaa6 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 66.67% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 177.82°, with 47.83% saturation and 45.1% 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 7.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 2.64.

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Relative luminance0.3246

Complementary

  1. #3caaa6
  2. #aa3c40

Split complementary

  1. #3caaa6
  2. #aa3c77
  3. #aa6f3c

Analogous

  1. #3caa6f
  2. #3caaa6
  3. #3c77aa

Triadic

  1. #3caaa6
  2. #a63caa
  3. #aaa63c

Tetradic

  1. #3caaa6
  2. #3c40aa
  3. #aa3c40
  4. #aaa63c

Square

  1. #3caaa6
  2. #6f3caa
  3. #aa3c40
  4. #77aa3c

Monochromatic

  1. #143938
  2. #28716f
  3. #3caaa6
  4. #69cac6
  5. #a1dedc

Shades

#3caaa6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3caaa6
  2. #369995
  3. #308885
  4. #2a7774
  5. #246664
  6. #1e5553
  7. #184442
  8. #123332
  9. #0c2221
  10. #061111
  11. #000000

Tints

#3caaa6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3caaa6
  2. #50b3af
  3. #63bbb8
  4. #77c4c1
  5. #8accca
  6. #9ed5d3
  7. #b1dddb
  8. #c5e6e4
  9. #d8eeed
  10. #ecf7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3caaa6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3caaa6
  2. #43a6a2
  3. #4aa29e
  4. #509d9b
  5. #579997
  6. #5e9593
  7. #65918f
  8. #6c8d8b
  9. #728888
  10. #798484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7fa19f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0a2a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f95a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00afa8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84a5a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #779ea7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ada7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3caaa6 {
  color: #3caaa6;
}
Background
.bg-3caaa6 {
  background-color: #3caaa6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3caaa6 {
  border: 2px solid #3caaa6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3caaa6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 170 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 48% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3caaa6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3caaa6, #3c77aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3caaa6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 170 166 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 2.64 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 3.09 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 4.82 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 6.34 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.39 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.38 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.05 #c35559 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Verdigris
#3caaa6  rgb(60, 170, 166)  hsl(178, 48%, 45%)  Verdigris
#aa3c40  rgb(170, 60, 64)  hsl(358, 48%, 45%)  Brown
#a63caa  rgb(166, 60, 170)  hsl(298, 48%, 45%)  Purpureus
#aaa63c  rgb(170, 166, 60)  hsl(58, 48%, 45%)  Brass