#3E8EA3 Hex Color
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Think of a calm sea on an overcast day and you get muted cyan. The hex code #3e8ea3 sits low in saturation, so it holds steady as a dominant base for tech and productivity interfaces. It flatters warm coral accents, and black text on it hits 5.6:1 contrast, enough for AA body copy.
Questions about #3e8ea3
What is #3e8ea3 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #3e8ea3 is rgb(62, 142, 163), in HSL hsl(192, 45%, 44%) and in CMYK 62%, 13%, 0%, 36%.
What colors pair well with #3e8ea3?
Is #3e8ea3 readable on white or black?
#3e8ea3 has a 3.74:1 contrast ratio on white and 5.60:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold) and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.