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#3E9899

#3e9899 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3e9899 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 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.48% cyan, 0.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 180.66°, with 42.33% saturation and 42.16% 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 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 4.49.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.2578

Complementary

  1. #3e9899
  2. #993f3e

Split complementary

  1. #3e9899
  2. #993e6b
  3. #996d3e

Analogous

  1. #3e996d
  2. #3e9899
  3. #3e6b99

Triadic

  1. #3e9899
  2. #993e98
  3. #98993e

Tetradic

  1. #3e9899
  2. #3f3e99
  3. #993f3e
  4. #98993e

Square

  1. #3e9899
  2. #6d3e99
  3. #993f3e
  4. #6b993e

Monochromatic

  1. #122c2c
  2. #286263
  3. #3e9899
  4. #64bfc0
  5. #9ad5d6

Shades

#3e9899 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e9899
  2. #38898a
  3. #327a7a
  4. #2b6a6b
  5. #255b5c
  6. #1f4c4d
  7. #193d3d
  8. #132e2e
  9. #0c1e1f
  10. #060f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e9899 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e9899
  2. #51a2a3
  3. #65adad
  4. #78b7b8
  5. #8bc1c2
  6. #9fcccc
  7. #b2d6d6
  8. #c5e0e0
  9. #d8eaeb
  10. #ecf5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e9899 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e9899
  2. #459697
  3. #4b9394
  4. #529192
  5. #588e8f
  6. #5f8c8d
  7. #668a8a
  8. #6c8788
  9. #738585
  10. #798283
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #749091 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e9199 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #80869a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009d98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #769499 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b8e99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #149b98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e9899 {
  color: #3e9899;
}
Background
.bg-3e9899 {
  background-color: #3e9899;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3e9899 {
  border: 2px solid #3e9899;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e9899;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 152 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 42% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e9899 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e9899, #3e6b99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e9899 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 152 153 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 4.49 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 5.71 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.42 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.74 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.11 #008080 Teal ΔE 9.43 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.50 #c16766 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#3e9899  rgb(62, 152, 153)  hsl(181, 42%, 42%)  Cadet Blue
#993f3e  rgb(153, 63, 62)  hsl(1, 42%, 42%)  Cordovan
#993e98  rgb(153, 62, 152)  hsl(301, 42%, 42%)  Deep Plum
#98993e  rgb(152, 153, 62)  hsl(61, 42%, 42%)  Brass