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#3FAEC0

#3faec0 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3faec0 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 68.24% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.19% cyan, 9.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 188.37°, with 50.59% saturation and 50% 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 8.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.69.

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Relative luminance0.3513

Complementary

  1. #3faec0
  2. #c0513f

Split complementary

  1. #3faec0
  2. #c03f6e
  3. #c0913f

Analogous

  1. #3fc091
  2. #3faec0
  3. #3f6ec0

Triadic

  1. #3faec0
  2. #c03fae
  3. #aec03f

Tetradic

  1. #3faec0
  2. #513fc0
  3. #c0513f
  4. #aec03f

Square

  1. #3faec0
  2. #913fc0
  3. #c0513f
  4. #6ec03f

Monochromatic

  1. #19464d
  2. #2c7a86
  3. #3faec0
  4. #79c6d3
  5. #b2dfe6

Shades

#3faec0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3faec0
  2. #399dad
  3. #328b9a
  4. #2c7a86
  5. #266873
  6. #205760
  7. #19464d
  8. #13343a
  9. #0d2326
  10. #061113
  11. #000000

Tints

#3faec0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3faec0
  2. #52b6c6
  3. #65becd
  4. #79c6d3
  5. #8cced9
  6. #9fd7e0
  7. #b2dfe6
  8. #c5e7ec
  9. #d9eff2
  10. #ecf7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3faec0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3faec0
  2. #46a9ba
  3. #4ca5b3
  4. #53a0ad
  5. #599ca6
  6. #6097a0
  7. #66929a
  8. #6d8e93
  9. #73898d
  10. #7a8586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84a6ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fa8c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c9ac0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b6b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83aac1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75a2c0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b3b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3faec0 {
  color: #3faec0;
}
Background
.bg-3faec0 {
  background-color: #3faec0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3faec0 {
  border: 2px solid #3faec0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3faec0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 174 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 51% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3faec0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3faec0, #3f6ec0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3faec0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 174 192 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.69 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.40 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.85 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.29 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.97 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.46 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.71 #c0513f Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#3faec0  rgb(63, 174, 192)  hsl(188, 51%, 50%)  Cadet Blue
#c0513f  rgb(192, 81, 63)  hsl(8, 51%, 50%)  Persian Red
#c03fae  rgb(192, 63, 174)  hsl(308, 51%, 50%)  Purpureus
#aec03f  rgb(174, 192, 63)  hsl(68, 51%, 50%)  Apple Green