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#3CD8EA

#3cd8ea ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3cd8ea is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 84.71% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.36% cyan, 7.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 186.21°, 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 12.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 6.24.

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Relative luminance0.5601

Complementary

  1. #3cd8ea
  2. #ea4e3c

Split complementary

  1. #3cd8ea
  2. #ea3c81
  3. #eaa53c

Analogous

  1. #3ceaa5
  2. #3cd8ea
  3. #3c81ea

Triadic

  1. #3cd8ea
  2. #ea3cd8
  3. #d8ea3c

Tetradic

  1. #3cd8ea
  2. #4e3cea
  3. #ea4e3c
  4. #d8ea3c

Square

  1. #3cd8ea
  2. #a53cea
  3. #ea4e3c
  4. #81ea3c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e747f
  2. #15b2c4
  3. #3cd8ea
  4. #81e6f1
  5. #c6f4f9

Shades

#3cd8ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3cd8ea
  2. #36c2d3
  3. #30adbb
  4. #2a97a4
  5. #24828c
  6. #1e6c75
  7. #18565e
  8. #124146
  9. #0c2b2f
  10. #061617
  11. #000000

Tints

#3cd8ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3cd8ea
  2. #50dcec
  3. #63e0ee
  4. #77e4f0
  5. #8ae8f2
  6. #9eecf5
  7. #b1eff7
  8. #c5f3f9
  9. #d8f7fb
  10. #ecfbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3cd8ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3cd8ea
  2. #43cfdf
  3. #4ac6d5
  4. #50beca
  5. #57b5c0
  6. #5eacb5
  7. #65a3aa
  8. #6c9aa0
  9. #729295
  10. #79898b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1cdd5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5cfeb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adbeea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e2dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1d3eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8ec9ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dee2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3cd8ea {
  color: #3cd8ea;
}
Background
.bg-3cd8ea {
  background-color: #3cd8ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3cd8ea {
  border: 2px solid #3cd8ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3cd8ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 216 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 81% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3cd8ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3cd8ea, #3c81ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3cd8ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 216 234 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.24 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.37 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.00 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 8.58 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.63 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.04 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 10.39 #c32715 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#3cd8ea  rgb(60, 216, 234)  hsl(186, 81%, 58%)  Dark Turquoise
#ea4e3c  rgb(234, 78, 60)  hsl(6, 81%, 58%)  Cinnabar
#ea3cd8  rgb(234, 60, 216)  hsl(306, 81%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#d8ea3c  rgb(216, 234, 60)  hsl(66, 81%, 58%)  Pear