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#3FAEB3

#3faeb3 ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3faeb3 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 68.24% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.8% cyan, 2.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 182.59°, with 47.93% saturation and 47.45% 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 7.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 4.06.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3458

Complementary

  1. #3faeb3
  2. #b3443f

Split complementary

  1. #3faeb3
  2. #b33f74
  3. #b37e3f

Analogous

  1. #3fb37e
  2. #3faeb3
  3. #3f74b3

Triadic

  1. #3faeb3
  2. #b33fae
  3. #aeb33f

Tetradic

  1. #3faeb3
  2. #443fb3
  3. #b3443f
  4. #aeb33f

Square

  1. #3faeb3
  2. #7e3fb3
  3. #b3443f
  4. #74b33f

Monochromatic

  1. #174042
  2. #2b777a
  3. #3faeb3
  4. #71c9cd
  5. #aadfe1

Shades

#3faeb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3faeb3
  2. #399da1
  3. #328b8f
  4. #2c7a7d
  5. #26686b
  6. #20575a
  7. #194648
  8. #133436
  9. #0d2324
  10. #061112
  11. #000000

Tints

#3faeb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3faeb3
  2. #52b6bb
  3. #65bec2
  4. #79c6ca
  5. #8cced1
  6. #9fd7d9
  7. #b2dfe1
  8. #c5e7e8
  9. #d9eff0
  10. #ecf7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3faeb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3faeb3
  2. #46a9ae
  3. #4ca5a9
  4. #53a0a4
  5. #599c9f
  6. #60979a
  7. #669294
  8. #6d8e8f
  9. #73898a
  10. #7a8585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83a5a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2a6b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9099b4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b4af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85a9b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #78a2b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b2b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3faeb3 {
  color: #3faeb3;
}
Background
.bg-3faeb3 {
  background-color: #3faeb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3faeb3 {
  border: 2px solid #3faeb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3faeb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 174 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 48% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3faeb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3faeb3, #3f74b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3faeb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 174 179 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.06 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.59 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.64 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.17 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.47 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.73 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.88 #c0514c Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Verdigris
#3faeb3  rgb(63, 174, 179)  hsl(183, 48%, 47%)  Verdigris
#b3443f  rgb(179, 68, 63)  hsl(3, 48%, 47%)  Persian Red
#b33fae  rgb(179, 63, 174)  hsl(303, 48%, 47%)  Purpureus
#aeb33f  rgb(174, 179, 63)  hsl(63, 48%, 47%)  Brass