#3AE9E9

A medium, vivid cyan closely aligning with Aqua.

About #3AE9E9

At its core, #3AE9E9 is a medium and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Aqua. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(58, 233, 233).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 75% cyan and 0% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 180.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#3AE9E9
RGB58, 233, 233
HSL180.0°, 79.9%, 57.1%
CMYK75%, 0%, 0%, 9%
HSV180.0°, 75.1%, 91.4%
LAB84.5, -41.9, -12.5
XYZ45.6, 65.1, 87.2
Decimal3860969

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.50:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
14.01:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.43:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.91:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #3AE9E9; }
.text-color { color: #3AE9E9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #3AE9E9; }

Similar Colors

Aqua
#00FFFF