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#3CF4EE

#3cf4ee ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3cf4ee is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 95.69% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.46% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 178.04°, with 89.32% saturation and 59.61% 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 15.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 3.03.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33ffff
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Relative luminance0.7184

Complementary

  1. #3cf4ee
  2. #f43c42

Split complementary

  1. #3cf4ee
  2. #f43c9e
  3. #f4923c

Analogous

  1. #3cf492
  2. #3cf4ee
  3. #3c9ef4

Triadic

  1. #3cf4ee
  2. #ee3cf4
  3. #f4ee3c

Tetradic

  1. #3cf4ee
  2. #3c42f4
  3. #f43c42
  4. #f4ee3c

Square

  1. #3cf4ee
  2. #923cf4
  3. #f43c42
  4. #9ef43c

Monochromatic

  1. #088f8b
  2. #0cd7d1
  3. #3cf4ee
  4. #84f8f4
  5. #cdfcfb

Shades

#3cf4ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3cf4ee
  2. #36dcd6
  3. #30c3be
  4. #2aaba7
  5. #24928f
  6. #1e7a77
  7. #18625f
  8. #124947
  9. #0c3130
  10. #061818
  11. #000000

Tints

#3cf4ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3cf4ee
  2. #50f5f0
  3. #63f6f1
  4. #77f7f3
  5. #8af8f5
  6. #9efaf7
  7. #b1fbf8
  8. #c5fcfa
  9. #d8fdfc
  10. #ecfefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3cf4ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3cf4ee
  2. #43e8e3
  3. #4addd8
  4. #50d1cd
  5. #57c6c2
  6. #5ebab7
  7. #65aeac
  8. #6ca3a1
  9. #729796
  10. #798c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3e6e4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5e7ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbd4ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00fbf2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #baecee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5e2ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00f8f0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3cf4ee {
  color: #3cf4ee;
}
Background
.bg-3cf4ee {
  background-color: #3cf4ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3cf4ee {
  border: 2px solid #3cf4ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3cf4ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 244 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 89% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3cf4ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3cf4ee, #3c9ef4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3cf4ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 244 238 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 3.03 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 3.03 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.24 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 3.90 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.65 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 6.07 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.92 #c30b11 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Aqua
#3cf4ee  rgb(60, 244, 238)  hsl(178, 89%, 60%)  Aqua
#f43c42  rgb(244, 60, 66)  hsl(358, 89%, 60%)  Tractor Red
#ee3cf4  rgb(238, 60, 244)  hsl(298, 89%, 60%)  Fuchsia
#f4ee3c  rgb(244, 238, 60)  hsl(58, 89%, 60%)  Titanium Yellow