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#3BBACF

#3bbacf ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bbacf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 72.94% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.5% cyan, 10.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 188.51°, with 60.66% saturation and 52.16% 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 9.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 8.85.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4055

Complementary

  1. #3bbacf
  2. #cf503b

Split complementary

  1. #3bbacf
  2. #cf3b70
  3. #cf9a3b

Analogous

  1. #3bcf9a
  2. #3bbacf
  3. #3b70cf

Triadic

  1. #3bbacf
  2. #cf3bba
  3. #bacf3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bbacf
  2. #503bcf
  3. #cf503b
  4. #bacf3b

Square

  1. #3bbacf
  2. #9a3bcf
  3. #cf503b
  4. #70cf3b

Monochromatic

  1. #16515b
  2. #258898
  3. #3bbacf
  4. #78d0de
  5. #b6e5ed

Shades

#3bbacf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bbacf
  2. #35a7ba
  3. #2f95a6
  4. #298291
  5. #23707c
  6. #1e5d68
  7. #184a53
  8. #12383e
  9. #0c2529
  10. #061315
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bbacf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bbacf
  2. #4fc1d4
  3. #62c8d9
  4. #76cfdd
  5. #89d6e2
  6. #9ddde7
  7. #b1e3ec
  8. #c4eaf1
  9. #d8f1f5
  10. #ebf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bbacf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bbacf
  2. #42b4c7
  3. #49aebf
  4. #50a9b7
  5. #57a3af
  6. #5e9da8
  7. #6497a0
  8. #6b9198
  9. #728c90
  10. #798688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cb1ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9b3d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94a4cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c3c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ab6d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7aadcf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bfc6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bbacf {
  color: #3bbacf;
}
Background
.bg-3bbacf {
  background-color: #3bbacf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bbacf {
  border: 2px solid #3bbacf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bbacf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 186 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 61% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bbacf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bbacf, #3b70cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bbacf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 186 207 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.85 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.30 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.45 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.67 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.72 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.10 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.52 #c44530 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#3bbacf  rgb(59, 186, 207)  hsl(189, 61%, 52%)  Dark Turquoise
#cf503b  rgb(207, 80, 59)  hsl(9, 61%, 52%)  Cinnabar
#cf3bba  rgb(207, 59, 186)  hsl(309, 61%, 52%)  Medium Orchid
#bacf3b  rgb(186, 207, 59)  hsl(69, 61%, 52%)  June Bud