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#3CAFBF closest to Thalassa

#3CAFBF is a light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Thalassa. In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 68.6% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(60, 175, 191)). Its HSL value is 187° hue, 52% saturation and 49% lightness, and in CMYK it is 69% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #3CAFBF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.08:1.

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Variations of #3CAFBF

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

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

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8D9BBF
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0A8C0
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8DA9C0
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8D9BBF
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7DA2BF
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B7B4
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00B2BA
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A0A0A0
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8FA4A9

#3CAFBF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.60:1 Very poor#3CAFBF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.08:1 Very good#3CAFBF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#3CAFBF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(60 175 191);
color: hsl(187 52% 49%);
color: oklch(0.697 0.103 208.3);

#3CAFBF FAQ

What color is #3CAFBF?

#3CAFBF is a light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Thalassa. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #3CAFBF?

#3CAFBF is rgb(60, 175, 191) in RGB, hsl(187, 52%, 49%) in HSL and cmyk(69%, 8%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #3CAFBF?

The complementary color of #3CAFBF is #BF4C3C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #3CAFBF?

Black text has the best contrast on #3CAFBF: 8.08:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #3CAFBF a warm or cool color?

#3CAFBF is a cool color.