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#3E9898

#3e9898 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3e9898 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 59.61% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 42.06% saturation and 41.96% 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 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 4.64.

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Relative luminance0.2575

Complementary

  1. #3e9898
  2. #983e3e

Split complementary

  1. #3e9898
  2. #983e6b
  3. #986b3e

Analogous

  1. #3e986b
  2. #3e9898
  3. #3e6b98

Triadic

  1. #3e9898
  2. #983e98
  3. #98983e

Tetradic

  1. #3e9898
  2. #3e3e98
  3. #983e3e
  4. #98983e

Square

  1. #3e9898
  2. #6b3e98
  3. #983e3e
  4. #6b983e

Monochromatic

  1. #122b2b
  2. #286262
  3. #3e9898
  4. #63bfbf
  5. #99d6d6

Shades

#3e9898 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e9898
  2. #388989
  3. #327a7a
  4. #2b6a6a
  5. #255b5b
  6. #1f4c4c
  7. #193d3d
  8. #132e2e
  9. #0c1e1e
  10. #060f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e9898 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e9898
  2. #51a2a2
  3. #65adad
  4. #78b7b7
  5. #8bc1c1
  6. #9fcccc
  7. #b2d6d6
  8. #c5e0e0
  9. #d8eaea
  10. #ecf5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e9898 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e9898
  2. #459696
  3. #4b9393
  4. #529191
  5. #588e8e
  6. #5f8c8c
  7. #668a8a
  8. #6c8787
  9. #738585
  10. #798282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #749090 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f9198 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #808699 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009d98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #779498 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c8e98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #159b98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e9898 {
  color: #3e9898;
}
Background
.bg-3e9898 {
  background-color: #3e9898;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3e9898 {
  border: 2px solid #3e9898;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e9898;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 152 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 42% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e9898 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e9898, #3e6b98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e9898 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 152 152 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 4.64 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 5.63 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.32 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.57 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.75 #008080 Teal ΔE 9.38 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.41 #c16767 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#3e9898  rgb(62, 152, 152)  hsl(180, 42%, 42%)  Cadet Blue
#983e3e  rgb(152, 62, 62)  hsl(0, 42%, 42%)  Cordovan
#983e98  rgb(152, 62, 152)  hsl(300, 42%, 42%)  Deep Plum
#98983e  rgb(152, 152, 62)  hsl(60, 42%, 42%)  Brass