#3aa0aa

Color #3aa0aa

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 8.85 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#3aa0aa

RGB

rgb(58, 160, 170)

HSL

hsl(185.4, 49.1%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.4, 65.9%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(65.9%, 5.9%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(60.73, -25.76, -13.84)

LCH

lch(60.73, 29.24, 208.25)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.0931, 204.36)

HWB

hwb(185.4, 22.7%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa443a

Analogous

#3aaa7c

#3aa0aa

#3a68aa

Triadic

#3aa0aa

#aa3aa0

#a0aa3a

Split-complementary

#3aa0aa

#aa3a68

#aa7c3a

Tetradic

#3aa0aa

#443aaa

#aa443a

#a0aa3a

Square

#3aa0aa

#7c3aaa

#aa443a

#68aa3a

Shades

Color #3aa0aa mixed toward black.

#30858e

#276b71

#1d5055

#133539

#0a1b1c

Tints

Color #3aa0aa mixed toward white.

#50b9c3

#73c7cf

#96d5db

#b9e3e7

#dcf1f3

Tones

Color #3aa0aa mixed toward gray.

#4398a1

#4d9197

#56898e

#5f8185

#697a7b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7475a8 · ΔE 27.7

Deuteranopia

#6f67a7 · ΔE 31.2

Tritanopia

#44a6a5 · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3aa0aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3aa0aa]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#3aa0aa (#3aa0aa) is rgb(58, 160, 170) in RGB.

No, #3aa0aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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