#3ea5ae

Color #3ea5ae

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.12 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#3ea5ae

RGB

rgb(62, 165, 174)

HSL

hsl(184.8, 47.5%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.8, 64.4%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.4%, 5.2%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(62.5, -26.42, -13.42)

LCH

lch(62.5, 29.63, 206.93)

OKLCH

oklch(66.7%, 0.094, 203.32)

HWB

hwb(184.8, 24.3%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ae473e

Analogous

#3eae7f

#3ea5ae

#3e6dae

Triadic

#3ea5ae

#ae3ea5

#a5ae3e

Split-complementary

#3ea5ae

#ae3e6d

#ae7f3e

Tetradic

#3ea5ae

#473eae

#ae473e

#a5ae3e

Square

#3ea5ae

#7f3eae

#ae473e

#6dae3e

Shades

Color #3ea5ae mixed toward black.

#348a91

#296e74

#1f5357

#15373a

#0a1c1d

Tints

Color #3ea5ae mixed toward white.

#57bac3

#78c8cf

#9ad6db

#bce4e7

#ddf1f3

Tones

Color #3ea5ae mixed toward gray.

#479da5

#51959b

#5a8e92

#638689

#6d7e7f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#797aac · ΔE 27.8

Deuteranopia

#736bab · ΔE 31.5

Tritanopia

#48aaaa · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3ea5ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3ea5ae]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#3ea5ae (#3ea5ae) is rgb(62, 165, 174) in RGB.

No, #3ea5ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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