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#3BB3BD

#3bb3bd ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bb3bd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 70.2% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.78% cyan, 5.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 184.62°, with 52.42% saturation and 48.63% 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 8.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 5.63.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.3684

Complementary

  1. #3bb3bd
  2. #bd453b

Split complementary

  1. #3bb3bd
  2. #bd3b72
  3. #bd863b

Analogous

  1. #3bbd86
  2. #3bb3bd
  3. #3b72bd

Triadic

  1. #3bb3bd
  2. #bd3bb3
  3. #b3bd3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bb3bd
  2. #453bbd
  3. #bd453b
  4. #b3bd3b

Square

  1. #3bb3bd
  2. #863bbd
  3. #bd453b
  4. #72bd3b

Monochromatic

  1. #174548
  2. #297c83
  3. #3bb3bd
  4. #72cbd3
  5. #ace1e5

Shades

#3bb3bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bb3bd
  2. #35a1aa
  3. #2f8f97
  4. #297d84
  5. #236b71
  6. #1e5a5f
  7. #18484c
  8. #123639
  9. #0c2426
  10. #061213
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bb3bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bb3bd
  2. #4fbbc4
  3. #62c2ca
  4. #76cad1
  5. #89d1d7
  6. #9dd9de
  7. #b1e1e5
  8. #c4e8eb
  9. #d8f0f2
  10. #ebf7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bb3bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bb3bd
  2. #42aeb7
  3. #49a9b1
  4. #50a4ab
  5. #579fa5
  6. #5e9a9f
  7. #649498
  8. #6b8f92
  9. #728a8c
  10. #798586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86aaae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5acbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #929dbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bab6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87afbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79a7bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b7b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bb3bd {
  color: #3bb3bd;
}
Background
.bg-3bb3bd {
  background-color: #3bb3bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bb3bd {
  border: 2px solid #3bb3bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bb3bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 179 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 52% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bb3bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bb3bd, #3b72bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bb3bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 179 189 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.63 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.52 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.23 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.64 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.85 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.90 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.49 #c44c42 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#3bb3bd  rgb(59, 179, 189)  hsl(185, 52%, 49%)  Verdigris
#bd453b  rgb(189, 69, 59)  hsl(5, 52%, 49%)  Persian Red
#bd3bb3  rgb(189, 59, 179)  hsl(305, 52%, 49%)  Purpureus
#b3bd3b  rgb(179, 189, 59)  hsl(65, 52%, 49%)  Apple Green