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#3CAECB closest to Aquarius

#3CAECB is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Aquarius. In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 68.2% green and 79.6% blue (rgb(60, 174, 203)). Its HSL value is 192° hue, 58% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 70% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #3CAECB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.11:1.

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Variations of #3CAECB

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

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

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #889BCB
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9BA9CD
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #89A9CC
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #889BCB
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #78A2CB
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B8B7
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00B2C2
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A1A1A1
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #90A4AD

#3CAECB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.59:1 Very poor#3CAECB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.11:1 Very good#3CAECB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#3CAECB in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(60 174 203);
color: hsl(192 58% 52%);
color: oklch(0.699 0.108 218.3);

#3CAECB FAQ

What color is #3CAECB?

#3CAECB is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Aquarius. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #3CAECB?

#3CAECB is rgb(60, 174, 203) in RGB, hsl(192, 58%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(70%, 14%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #3CAECB?

The complementary color of #3CAECB is #CB593C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #3CAECB?

Black text has the best contrast on #3CAECB: 8.11:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #3CAECB a warm or cool color?

#3CAECB is a cool color.