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#3CF9EF

#3cf9ef ≈ Turquoise Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3cf9ef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 97.65% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.02% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 176.83°, with 94.03% saturation and 60.59% 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 15.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise Blue (#00ffef), ΔE 2.38.

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Web safe#33ffff
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Relative luminance0.7494

Complementary

  1. #3cf9ef
  2. #f93c46

Split complementary

  1. #3cf9ef
  2. #f93ca4
  3. #f9913c

Analogous

  1. #3cf991
  2. #3cf9ef
  3. #3ca4f9

Triadic

  1. #3cf9ef
  2. #ef3cf9
  3. #f9ef3c

Tetradic

  1. #3cf9ef
  2. #3c46f9
  3. #f93c46
  4. #f9ef3c

Square

  1. #3cf9ef
  2. #913cf9
  3. #f93c46
  4. #a4f93c

Monochromatic

  1. #059790
  2. #07e2d6
  3. #3cf9ef
  4. #86fbf5
  5. #d0fefb

Shades

#3cf9ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3cf9ef
  2. #36e0d7
  3. #30c7bf
  4. #2aaea7
  5. #24958f
  6. #1e7d78
  7. #186460
  8. #124b48
  9. #0c3230
  10. #061918
  11. #000000

Tints

#3cf9ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3cf9ef
  2. #50faf1
  3. #63faf2
  4. #77fbf4
  5. #8afbf5
  6. #9efcf7
  7. #b1fdf9
  8. #c5fdfa
  9. #d8fefc
  10. #ecfefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3cf9ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3cf9ef
  2. #43ede4
  3. #4ae1d9
  4. #50d5ce
  5. #57c9c3
  6. #5ebdb8
  7. #65b0ac
  8. #6ca4a1
  9. #729896
  10. #798c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6ebe6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebecef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1d9f1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00fff6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bef1ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9e6f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00fdf3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3cf9ef {
  color: #3cf9ef;
}
Background
.bg-3cf9ef {
  background-color: #3cf9ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3cf9ef {
  border: 2px solid #3cf9ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3cf9ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 249 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 94% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3cf9ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3cf9ef, #3ca4f9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3cf9ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 249 239 / 0.35);
}

#00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 2.38 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 3.41 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 3.41 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.83 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.92 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 6.97 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.04 #c30610 Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Turquoise Blue
#3cf9ef  rgb(60, 249, 239)  hsl(177, 94%, 61%)  Turquoise Blue
#f93c46  rgb(249, 60, 70)  hsl(357, 94%, 61%)  Tractor Red
#ef3cf9  rgb(239, 60, 249)  hsl(297, 94%, 61%)  Fuchsia
#f9ef3c  rgb(249, 239, 60)  hsl(57, 94%, 61%)  Aureolin