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#3AAA8A closest to Herbal

#3AAA8A is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Herbal. In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 66.7% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(58, 170, 138)). Its HSL value is 163° hue, 49% saturation and 45% lightness, and in CMYK it is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black. #3AAA8A is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.30:1.

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Variations of #3AAA8A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#3AAA8A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#3AAA8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #3AAA8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 78% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #96948C
  • Protanopia 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A59F88
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #92A18A
  • Deuteranopia 78% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #96948C
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #839C8C
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00ABA1
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #1EAA95
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #989898
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #889D95

#3AAA8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.88:1 Very poor#3AAA8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.30:1 Very good#3AAA8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#3AAA8A in CSS

/* Herbal */
.color { color: #3AAA8A; }
.background { background-color: #3AAA8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #3AAA8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(58 170 138);
color: hsl(163 49% 45%);
color: oklch(0.666 0.112 170.3);

#3AAA8A FAQ

What color is #3AAA8A?

#3AAA8A is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Herbal. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #3AAA8A?

#3AAA8A is rgb(58, 170, 138) in RGB, hsl(163, 49%, 45%) in HSL and cmyk(66%, 0%, 19%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #3AAA8A?

The complementary color of #3AAA8A is #AA3A5A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #3AAA8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #3AAA8A: 7.30:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #3AAA8A a warm or cool color?

#3AAA8A is a cool color.