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#3AE5EE Color

#3AE5EE is rgb(58, 229, 238) in RGB, hsl(183, 84%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(76%, 4%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lotion Blue (#15F2FD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3AE5EE
HEX#3AE5EE
RGBrgb(58, 229, 238)
HSLhsl(183, 84%, 58%)
HSVhsv(183, 76%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 4%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.3% 0.133 200.4)
LABlab(83.07% -41.35 -17.36)
LCHlch(83.07% 44.85 202.78)

What #3AE5EE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #3AE5EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lotion Blue#15F2FDΔE 6.14Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 8.82Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 10.19Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 10.62Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 10.9Fluorescent Blue#15F4EEΔE 11.05

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#3AE5EE Channel Values

How #3AE5EE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 58 · G 229 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 183° · S 84% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 183° · S 76% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 76% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.54:1 vs white · 13.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3AE5EE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3AE5EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3AE5EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3AE5EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3AE5EE
Complementary
#EE433A
Analogous
#3AEE9D
Analogous
#3A8BEE
Triadic
#EE3AE5
Triadic
#E5EE3A
Split comp.
#EE3A8B
Split comp.
#EE9D3A

Tints & Shades of #3AE5EE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#56E9F0
#6EECF2
#8AEFF5
#A6F3F7
#C2F7FA
#D9FAFC

Shades

#14E0EB
#12C1CA
#0E9DA4
#0B797F
#085559
#053638

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3AE5EE.

How #3AE5EE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#3AE5EE
Protanopia#D4D4EE
Protanomaly#ACDBEE
Deuteranopia#C2C2F1
Deuteranomaly#9ED1F0
Tritanopia#33E6E6
Tritanomaly#36E6E9
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3AE5EE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-3ae5ee: #3AE5EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3AE5EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3ae5ee': '#3AE5EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.227, green: 0.898, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_3ae5ee">#3AE5EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#3AE5EE"

More Teal Colors

#3AE5EE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#3AE5EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3AE5EE?

#3AE5EE is a mid-tone teal — rgb(58, 229, 238) in RGB and hsl(183, 84%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lotion Blue (#15F2FD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.14.

What is the RGB value of #3AE5EE?

#3AE5EE is rgb(58, 229, 238) — red 58, green 229, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3AE5EE?

#3AE5EE converts to approximately cmyk(76%, 4%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3AE5EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3AE5EE scores 1.54:1 against white and 13.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3AE5EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3AE5EE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkturquoise (#00CED1) at a CIE76 distance of 8.82, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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