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#3CF2EF

#3cf2ef ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3cf2ef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 94.9% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.24% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 179.01°, with 87.5% saturation and 59.22% 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 15.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#33ffff
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Relative luminance0.707

Complementary

  1. #3cf2ef
  2. #f23c3f

Split complementary

  1. #3cf2ef
  2. #f23c9a
  3. #f2943c

Analogous

  1. #3cf294
  2. #3cf2ef
  3. #3c9af2

Triadic

  1. #3cf2ef
  2. #ef3cf2
  3. #f2ef3c

Tetradic

  1. #3cf2ef
  2. #3c3ff2
  3. #f23c3f
  4. #f2ef3c

Square

  1. #3cf2ef
  2. #943cf2
  3. #f23c3f
  4. #9af23c

Monochromatic

  1. #098c8a
  2. #0ed3d0
  3. #3cf2ef
  4. #84f7f5
  5. #cbfcfb

Shades

#3cf2ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3cf2ef
  2. #36dad7
  3. #30c2bf
  4. #2aa9a7
  5. #24918f
  6. #1e7978
  7. #186160
  8. #124948
  9. #0c3030
  10. #061818
  11. #000000

Tints

#3cf2ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3cf2ef
  2. #50f3f1
  3. #63f5f2
  4. #77f6f4
  5. #8af7f5
  6. #9ef9f7
  7. #b1faf9
  8. #c5fbfa
  9. #d8fcfc
  10. #ecfefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3cf2ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3cf2ef
  2. #43e7e4
  3. #4adbd9
  4. #50d0ce
  5. #57c4c3
  6. #5eb9b8
  7. #65aeac
  8. #6ca2a1
  9. #729796
  10. #798b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1e4e3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3e6ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9d3f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f9f1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8ebef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3e0f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00f6f0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3cf2ef {
  color: #3cf2ef;
}
Background
.bg-3cf2ef {
  background-color: #3cf2ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3cf2ef {
  border: 2px solid #3cf2ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3cf2ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 242 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 88% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3cf2ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3cf2ef, #3c9af2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3cf2ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 242 239 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 2.96 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 2.96 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.52 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 4.91 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.46 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 6.00 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.55 #c30d10 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Aqua
#3cf2ef  rgb(60, 242, 239)  hsl(179, 88%, 59%)  Aqua
#f23c3f  rgb(242, 60, 63)  hsl(359, 88%, 59%)  Tractor Red
#ef3cf2  rgb(239, 60, 242)  hsl(299, 88%, 59%)  Fuchsia
#f2ef3c  rgb(242, 239, 60)  hsl(59, 88%, 59%)  Icterine