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#3CAEAB

#3caeab ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3caeab is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 68.24% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.52% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.72% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 178.42°, 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 7.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 1.63.

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Relative luminance0.3417

Complementary

  1. #3caeab
  2. #ae3c3f

Split complementary

  1. #3caeab
  2. #ae3c78
  3. #ae723c

Analogous

  1. #3cae72
  2. #3caeab
  3. #3c78ae

Triadic

  1. #3caeab
  2. #ab3cae
  3. #aeab3c

Tetradic

  1. #3caeab
  2. #3c3fae
  3. #ae3c3f
  4. #aeab3c

Square

  1. #3caeab
  2. #723cae
  3. #ae3c3f
  4. #78ae3c

Monochromatic

  1. #153c3b
  2. #287573
  3. #3caeab
  4. #6bccc9
  5. #a4dfde

Shades

#3caeab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3caeab
  2. #369d9a
  3. #308b89
  4. #2a7a78
  5. #246867
  6. #1e5756
  7. #184644
  8. #123433
  9. #0c2322
  10. #061111
  11. #000000

Tints

#3caeab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3caeab
  2. #50b6b3
  3. #63bebc
  4. #77c6c4
  5. #8acecd
  6. #9ed7d5
  7. #b1dfdd
  8. #c5e7e6
  9. #d8efee
  10. #ecf7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3caeab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3caeab
  2. #43a9a7
  3. #4aa5a2
  4. #50a09e
  5. #579c9a
  6. #5e9796
  7. #659291
  8. #6c8e8d
  9. #728989
  10. #798584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82a5a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4a5ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9299ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b3ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86a9ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79a2ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b1ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3caeab {
  color: #3caeab;
}
Background
.bg-3caeab {
  background-color: #3caeab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3caeab {
  border: 2px solid #3caeab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3caeab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 174 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 49% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3caeab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3caeab, #3c78ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3caeab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 174 171 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 1.63 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 2.68 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 3.84 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.95 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 7.07 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.18 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.83 #c35154 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Verdigris
#3caeab  rgb(60, 174, 171)  hsl(178, 49%, 46%)  Verdigris
#ae3c3f  rgb(174, 60, 63)  hsl(358, 49%, 46%)  Cardinal
#ab3cae  rgb(171, 60, 174)  hsl(298, 49%, 46%)  Purpureus
#aeab3c  rgb(174, 171, 60)  hsl(58, 49%, 46%)  Brass