#3AADC8#3AADC8
#3AADC8 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.107 H 216.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3AADC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(58, 173, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 56%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 71%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71%, 13.5%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.71, -23.08, -23.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.71, 32.61, 224.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.52% -0.0858 -0.0642) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.52% 0.107 216.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1094, 34.9537, 59.9504) |
| Luminance | 0.3496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.25
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.68
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.71
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.75
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 10.35
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 11.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3AADC8 #C8553A
analogous
#3AC89C #3AADC8 #3A66C8
triadic
#3AADC8 #C83AAD #ADC83A
tetradic
#3AADC8 #9C3AC8 #C8553A #66C83A
square
#3AADC8 #9C3AC8 #C8553A #66C83A
split-complementary
#3AADC8 #C83A66 #C89C3A
monochromatic
#1E5B6A #2B859A #3AADC8 #6AC1D5 #9AD5E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#3AADC8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#3AADC8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3AADC8
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3AADC8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3AADC8 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA8C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8799C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3aadc8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(58, 173, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.107 216.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83c5d8',
500: '#3aadc8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3aadc8; $custom-light: #83c5d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3aadc8",
"rgb": {
"r": 58,
"g": 173,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.408,
"s": 56.349,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69521,
"c": 0.10717,
"h": 216.8
},
"luminance": 0.34957
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3AADC8
secondary
#CE9B8F
accent
#6548E0
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283