HEX Color #3AE2DB (Turquoise)

About #3AE2DB

At its core, #3AE2DB is a medium and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Turquoise. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 58, 226, and 219.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 74% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow, and 11% black. With a hue angle of 177.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#3AE2DB

RGB58, 226, 219

HSL177.5°, 74.3%, 55.7%

CMYK74%, 0%, 3%, 11%

HSV177.5°, 74.3%, 88.6%

LAB82.1, -42.7, -8.7

XYZ41.7, 60.4, 76.5

Decimal3859163

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#3AE2DB #E23940

Analogous

#39E287 #3995E2

Triadic

#DA39E2 #E2DB39

Tetradic

#8639E2 #E23940 #95E239

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#3AE2DB

#4FE5DF

#65E8E3

#7BEBE7

#91EEEB

#A7F2EF

#BDF5F3

#D3F8F7

#E9FBFB

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#3AE2DB

#33C8C2

#2DAFAA

#269692

#207D79

#196461

#134B49

#0C3230

#061918

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.61:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

13.08:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.53:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

11.12:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #3AE2DB; }

.text-color { color: #3AE2DB; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #3AE2DB; }

Similar Colors

Turquoise

#40E0D0