3CEDEF

#3CEDEF closest to Cold Light of Day

#3CEDEF is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Cold Light of Day. In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 92.9% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(60, 237, 239)). Its HSL value is 181° hue, 85% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 75% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #3CEDEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.55:1.

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Variations of #3CEDEF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

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

  • Dog vision 74% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C3CFF0
  • Protanopia 72% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDE1EF
  • Protanomaly 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1E3F0
  • Deuteranopia 74% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C3CFF0
  • Deuteranomaly 82% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ABDAF0
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00F5ED
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00F0EE
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D7D7D7
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BFDDDD

#3CEDEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.44:1 Very poor#3CEDEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.55:1 Super#3CEDEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#3CEDEF in CSS

/* Cold Light of Day */
.color { color: #3CEDEF; }
.background { background-color: #3CEDEF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #3CEDEF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(60 237 239);
color: hsl(181 85% 59%);
color: oklch(0.863 0.136 196.1);

#3CEDEF FAQ

What color is #3CEDEF?

#3CEDEF is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Cold Light of Day. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #3CEDEF?

#3CEDEF is rgb(60, 237, 239) in RGB, hsl(181, 85%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(75%, 1%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #3CEDEF?

The complementary color of #3CEDEF is #EF3E3C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #3CEDEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #3CEDEF: 14.55:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #3CEDEF a warm or cool color?

#3CEDEF is a cool color.