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#3AEEEE Color

#3AEEEE is rgb(58, 238, 238) in RGB, hsl(180, 84%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(76%, 0%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fluorescent Blue (#15F4EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3AEEEE
HEX#3AEEEE
RGBrgb(58, 238, 238)
HSLhsl(180, 84%, 58%)
HSVhsv(180, 76%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 0%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.4% 0.137 194.9)
LABlab(85.71% -44.91 -13.43)
LCHlch(85.71% 46.88 196.65)

What #3AEEEE 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 #3AEEEE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fluorescent Blue#15F4EEΔE 5.43Lotion Blue#15F2FDΔE 6.26Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 6.7Neon Cyan#00FEFCΔE 7.6Aqua#00FFFFΔE 7.74Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 9.96

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

#3AEEEE Channel Values

How #3AEEEE 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 238 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 180° · S 84% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 180° · S 76% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 76% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3AEEEE 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 text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #3AEEEE

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

Base
#3AEEEE
Complementary
#EE3A3A
Analogous
#3AEE94
Analogous
#3A94EE
Triadic
#EE3AEE
Triadic
#EEEE3A
Split comp.
#EE3A94
Split comp.
#EE943A

Tints & Shades of #3AEEEE

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

#56F0F0
#6EF2F2
#8AF5F5
#A6F7F7
#C2FAFA
#D9FCFC

Shades

#14EBEB
#12CACA
#0EA4A4
#0B7F7F
#085959
#053838

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

How #3AEEEE 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#3AEEEE
Protanopia#DCDCEE
Protanomaly#B2E3EE
Deuteranopia#C9C9F1
Deuteranomaly#A3D9F0
Tritanopia#3AEEEE
Tritanomaly#3AEEEE
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

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Using #3AEEEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3aeeee: #3AEEEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3AEEEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3aeeee': '#3AEEEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.227, green: 0.933, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_3aeeee">#3AEEEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#3AEEEE"

More Teal Colors

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

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#3AEEEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3AEEEE?

#3AEEEE is a mid-tone teal — rgb(58, 238, 238) in RGB and hsl(180, 84%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fluorescent Blue (#15F4EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.43.

What is the RGB value of #3AEEEE?

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

What is the CMYK value of #3AEEEE?

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

Should text on #3AEEEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3AEEEE scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #3AEEEE 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 aqua (#00FFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 7.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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