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#3CD4EA

#3cd4ea ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3cd4ea is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 83.14% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.36% cyan, 9.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 187.59°, with 80.56% saturation and 57.65% 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 11.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 7.25.

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Relative luminance0.5399

Complementary

  1. #3cd4ea
  2. #ea523c

Split complementary

  1. #3cd4ea
  2. #ea3c7d
  3. #eaa93c

Analogous

  1. #3ceaa9
  2. #3cd4ea
  3. #3c7dea

Triadic

  1. #3cd4ea
  2. #ea3cd4
  3. #d4ea3c

Tetradic

  1. #3cd4ea
  2. #523cea
  3. #ea523c
  4. #d4ea3c

Square

  1. #3cd4ea
  2. #a93cea
  3. #ea523c
  4. #7dea3c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e717f
  2. #15aec4
  3. #3cd4ea
  4. #81e3f1
  5. #c6f2f9

Shades

#3cd4ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3cd4ea
  2. #36bfd3
  3. #30aabb
  4. #2a94a4
  5. #247f8c
  6. #1e6a75
  7. #18555e
  8. #124046
  9. #0c2a2f
  10. #061517
  11. #000000

Tints

#3cd4ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3cd4ea
  2. #50d8ec
  3. #63ddee
  4. #77e1f0
  5. #8ae5f2
  6. #9eeaf5
  7. #b1eef7
  8. #c5f2f9
  9. #d8f6fb
  10. #ecfbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3cd4ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3cd4ea
  2. #43ccdf
  3. #4ac3d5
  4. #50bbca
  5. #57b2c0
  6. #5eaab5
  7. #65a2aa
  8. #6c99a0
  9. #729195
  10. #79888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ec9d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1cceb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9bbea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dedb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9dcfeb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8ac5ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dae1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3cd4ea {
  color: #3cd4ea;
}
Background
.bg-3cd4ea {
  background-color: #3cd4ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3cd4ea {
  border: 2px solid #3cd4ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3cd4ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 212 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 81% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3cd4ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3cd4ea, #3c7dea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3cd4ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 212 234 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.25 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.36 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.51 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.21 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.53 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.77 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 9.90 #c32b15 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#3cd4ea  rgb(60, 212, 234)  hsl(188, 81%, 58%)  Dark Turquoise
#ea523c  rgb(234, 82, 60)  hsl(8, 81%, 58%)  Cinnabar
#ea3cd4  rgb(234, 60, 212)  hsl(308, 81%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#d4ea3c  rgb(212, 234, 60)  hsl(68, 81%, 58%)  Pear