#3AAFBD

A medium, moderate cyan closely aligning with Cadetblue.

About #3AAFBD

The hex code #3AAFBD represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Cadetblue. Its digital footprint relies on 58 parts red, 175 parts green, and 189 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 69% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow, and 26% black. With a hue angle of 186.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#3AAFBD
RGB58, 175, 189
HSL186.4°, 53.0%, 48.4%
CMYK69%, 7%, 0%, 26%
HSV186.4°, 69.3%, 74.1%
LAB65.9, -27.5, -16.6
XYZ26.3, 35.2, 53.6
Decimal3846077

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.61:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.05:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.49:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.84:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #3AAFBD; }
.text-color { color: #3AAFBD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #3AAFBD; }

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