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#3E8080

#3e8080 ≈ Teal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3e8080 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 50.2% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 34.74% saturation and 37.25% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal (#008080), ΔE 4.18.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.1802

Complementary

  1. #3e8080
  2. #803e3e

Split complementary

  1. #3e8080
  2. #803e5f
  3. #805f3e

Analogous

  1. #3e805f
  2. #3e8080
  3. #3e5f80

Triadic

  1. #3e8080
  2. #803e80
  3. #80803e

Tetradic

  1. #3e8080
  2. #3e3e80
  3. #803e3e
  4. #80803e

Square

  1. #3e8080
  2. #5f3e80
  3. #803e3e
  4. #5f803e

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1919
  2. #254c4c
  3. #3e8080
  4. #5bb0b0
  5. #8ec8c8

Shades

#3e8080 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e8080
  2. #387373
  3. #326666
  4. #2b5a5a
  5. #254d4d
  6. #1f4040
  7. #193333
  8. #132626
  9. #0c1a1a
  10. #060d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e8080 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e8080
  2. #518d8d
  3. #659999
  4. #78a6a6
  5. #8bb3b3
  6. #9fc0c0
  7. #b2cccc
  8. #c5d9d9
  9. #d8e6e6
  10. #ecf2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e8080 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e8080
  2. #458080
  3. #4b8080
  4. #528080
  5. #588080
  6. #5f8080
  7. #668080
  8. #6c8080
  9. #738080
  10. #798080
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #647a7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #797b80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d7281 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #108480 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #667d80 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e7880 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #298280 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e8080 {
  color: #3e8080;
}
Background
.bg-3e8080 {
  background-color: #3e8080;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3e8080 {
  border: 2px solid #3e8080;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e8080;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 128 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 35% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e8080 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e8080, #3e5f80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e8080 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 128 128 / 0.35);
}

#008080 Teal ΔE 4.18 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 4.19 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 5.45 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 7.19 #40826d Viridian ΔE 8.72 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.50 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 11.02 #c17f7f Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Teal
#3e8080  rgb(62, 128, 128)  hsl(180, 35%, 37%)  Teal
#803e3e  rgb(128, 62, 62)  hsl(0, 35%, 37%)  Cordovan
#803e80  rgb(128, 62, 128)  hsl(300, 35%, 37%)  Deep Plum
#80803e  rgb(128, 128, 62)  hsl(60, 35%, 37%)  Olive