All About Color #3CAA9D

#3CAA9D

About #3CAA9D

#3CAA9D is a medium cyan color with the hex code #3CAA9D. In RGB it is red 60, green 170, blue 157; in HSL it is hue 173°, saturation 48%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 65%, 0%, 8%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 2.83:1 on white and 7.43:1 on black.

#3CAA9D Color Conversion

Hex triplet3C, AA, 9D
CMYK64.71%, 0.00%, 7.65%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal60, 170, 157
HSL173°, 48%, 45%
RGB Octal74, 252, 235
HSV (HSB)172.91°, 64.71%, 66.67%
RGB Binary111100, 10101010, 10011101
CIE-L*AB63.46, -34.01, -2.47
RGB Percent23.53%, 66.67%, 61.57%
CIE-L*CH63.46, 34.10, 184.15
XYZ22.32, 32.14, 36.93
CIE-L*UV63.46, -43.48, 1.55
xyY0.24, 0.35, 32.14
Hunter-Lab56.70, -28.93, 1.07
RYB23.53%, 46.45%, 66.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#3CAA9D on a dark background: contrast 7.43:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#3CAA9D on a light background: contrast 2.83:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #3CAA9D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#3CAA9D · #73CEC3 · #24665E · #AA3C49 · #CE737E

Analogous palette

#49AA3C · #3CAA66 · #3CAA9D · #3C80AA · #3C49AA

Triadic palette

#3CAA9D · #9D3CAA · #AA9D3C · #73CEC3 · #C373CE

Tetradic palette

#3CAA9D · #663CAA · #AA3C49 · #80AA3C · #24665E

Monochromatic palette

#143934 · #287169 · #3CAA9D · #68CABF · #A1DED7

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