All About Color #3CAA8E

#3CAA8E

About #3CAA8E

#3CAA8E is a medium cyan color with the hex code #3CAA8E. In RGB it is red 60, green 170, blue 142; in HSL it is hue 165°, saturation 48%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 65%, 0%, 16%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 2.86:1 on white and 7.33:1 on black.

#3CAA8E Color Conversion

Hex triplet3C, AA, 8E
CMYK64.71%, 0.00%, 16.47%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal60, 170, 142
HSL165°, 48%, 45%
RGB Octal74, 252, 216
HSV (HSB)164.73°, 64.71%, 66.67%
RGB Binary111100, 10101010, 10001110
CIE-L*AB63.06, -37.94, 5.33
RGB Percent23.53%, 66.67%, 55.69%
CIE-L*CH63.06, 38.31, 172.01
XYZ21.12, 31.66, 30.59
CIE-L*UV63.06, -44.36, 13.49
xyY0.25, 0.38, 31.66
Hunter-Lab56.27, -31.47, 7.16
RYB23.53%, 48.24%, 66.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#3CAA8E on a dark background: contrast 7.33:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#3CAA8E on a light background: contrast 2.86:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #3CAA8E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#3CAA8E · #73CEB7 · #246655 · #AA3C57 · #CE738A

Analogous palette

#57AA3C · #3CAA57 · #3CAA8E · #3C8EAA · #3C57AA

Triadic palette

#3CAA8E · #8E3CAA · #AA8E3C · #73CEB7 · #B773CE

Tetradic palette

#3CAA8E · #573CAA · #AA3C57 · #8EAA3C · #246655

Monochromatic palette

#14392F · #28715F · #3CAA8E · #68CAB1 · #A1DECF

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