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#3BB2BA

#3bb2ba ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3bb2ba is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 69.8% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.28% cyan, 4.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 183.78°, with 51.84% saturation and 48.04% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 4.9.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3632

Complementary

  1. #3bb2ba
  2. #ba433b

Split complementary

  1. #3bb2ba
  2. #ba3b73
  3. #ba833b

Analogous

  1. #3bba83
  2. #3bb2ba
  3. #3b73ba

Triadic

  1. #3bb2ba
  2. #ba3bb2
  3. #b2ba3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bb2ba
  2. #433bba
  3. #ba433b
  4. #b2ba3b

Square

  1. #3bb2ba
  2. #833bba
  3. #ba433b
  4. #73ba3b

Monochromatic

  1. #164346
  2. #297a80
  3. #3bb2ba
  4. #70cbd2
  5. #aae0e4

Shades

#3bb2ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bb2ba
  2. #35a0a7
  3. #2f8e95
  4. #297d82
  5. #236b70
  6. #1e595d
  7. #18474a
  8. #123538
  9. #0c2425
  10. #061213
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bb2ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bb2ba
  2. #4fbac1
  3. #62c1c8
  4. #76c9cf
  5. #89d1d6
  6. #9dd9dd
  7. #b1e0e3
  8. #c4e8ea
  9. #d8f0f1
  10. #ebf7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bb2ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bb2ba
  2. #42adb4
  3. #49a8ae
  4. #50a3a9
  5. #579ea3
  6. #5e999d
  7. #649497
  8. #6b8f91
  9. #728a8c
  10. #798586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85a9ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5aabb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #929dbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b9b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87adba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79a6ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b6b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bb2ba {
  color: #3bb2ba;
}
Background
.bg-3bb2ba {
  background-color: #3bb2ba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bb2ba {
  border: 2px solid #3bb2ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bb2ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 178 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 52% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bb2ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bb2ba, #3b73ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bb2ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 178 186 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.90 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.92 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 6.48 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.29 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.77 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.84 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.33 #c44d45 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#3bb2ba  rgb(59, 178, 186)  hsl(184, 52%, 48%)  Verdigris
#ba433b  rgb(186, 67, 59)  hsl(4, 52%, 48%)  Persian Red
#ba3bb2  rgb(186, 59, 178)  hsl(304, 52%, 48%)  Purpureus
#b2ba3b  rgb(178, 186, 59)  hsl(64, 52%, 48%)  Apple Green