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#3CF4EF

#3cf4ef ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3cf4ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.05% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 178.37°, 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 15.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 2.85.

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Web safe#33ffff
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Relative luminance0.7189

Complementary

  1. #3cf4ef
  2. #f43c41

Split complementary

  1. #3cf4ef
  2. #f43c9d
  3. #f4933c

Analogous

  1. #3cf493
  2. #3cf4ef
  3. #3c9df4

Triadic

  1. #3cf4ef
  2. #ef3cf4
  3. #f4ef3c

Tetradic

  1. #3cf4ef
  2. #3c41f4
  3. #f43c41
  4. #f4ef3c

Square

  1. #3cf4ef
  2. #933cf4
  3. #f43c41
  4. #9df43c

Monochromatic

  1. #088f8b
  2. #0cd7d2
  3. #3cf4ef
  4. #84f8f5
  5. #cdfcfb

Shades

#3cf4ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3cf4ef
  2. #36dcd7
  3. #30c3bf
  4. #2aaba7
  5. #24928f
  6. #1e7a78
  7. #186260
  8. #124948
  9. #0c3130
  10. #061818
  11. #000000

Tints

#3cf4ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3cf4ef
  2. #50f5f1
  3. #63f6f2
  4. #77f7f4
  5. #8af8f5
  6. #9efaf7
  7. #b1fbf9
  8. #c5fcfa
  9. #d8fdfc
  10. #ecfefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3cf4ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3cf4ef
  2. #43e8e4
  3. #4addd9
  4. #50d1ce
  5. #57c6c3
  6. #5ebab8
  7. #65aeac
  8. #6ca3a1
  9. #729796
  10. #798c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3e6e4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5e7ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbd5f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00fbf2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9edef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5e2f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00f8f1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3cf4ef {
  color: #3cf4ef;
}
Background
.bg-3cf4ef {
  background-color: #3cf4ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3cf4ef {
  border: 2px solid #3cf4ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3cf4ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 244 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 89% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3cf4ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3cf4ef, #3c9df4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3cf4ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 244 239 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 2.85 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 2.85 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.41 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 4.16 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.83 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.86 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.92 #c30b10 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Aqua
#3cf4ef  rgb(60, 244, 239)  hsl(178, 89%, 60%)  Aqua
#f43c41  rgb(244, 60, 65)  hsl(358, 89%, 60%)  Tractor Red
#ef3cf4  rgb(239, 60, 244)  hsl(298, 89%, 60%)  Fuchsia
#f4ef3c  rgb(244, 239, 60)  hsl(58, 89%, 60%)  Titanium Yellow