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#3BBBAF

#3bbbaf ≈ Tiffany Blue

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bbbaf is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 73.33% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.42% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 174.38°, with 52.03% saturation and 48.24% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tiffany Blue (#0abab5), ΔE 2.89.

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Relative luminance0.3957

Complementary

  1. #3bbbaf
  2. #bb3b47

Split complementary

  1. #3bbbaf
  2. #bb3b87
  3. #bb6f3b

Analogous

  1. #3bbb6f
  2. #3bbbaf
  3. #3b87bb

Triadic

  1. #3bbbaf
  2. #af3bbb
  3. #bbaf3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bbbaf
  2. #3b47bb
  3. #bb3b47
  4. #bbaf3b

Square

  1. #3bbbaf
  2. #6f3bbb
  3. #bb3b47
  4. #87bb3b

Monochromatic

  1. #164742
  2. #298179
  3. #3bbbaf
  4. #70d2c9
  5. #abe4df

Shades

#3bbbaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bbbaf
  2. #35a89e
  3. #2f968c
  4. #29837b
  5. #237069
  6. #1e5e58
  7. #184b46
  8. #123835
  9. #0c2523
  10. #061312
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bbbaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bbbaf
  2. #4fc2b7
  3. #62c9bf
  4. #76cfc7
  5. #89d6cf
  6. #9dddd7
  7. #b1e4df
  8. #c4ebe7
  9. #d8f1ef
  10. #ebf8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bbbaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bbbaf
  2. #42b5aa
  3. #49afa6
  4. #50a9a1
  5. #57a39c
  6. #5e9e98
  7. #649893
  8. #6b928e
  9. #728c89
  10. #798685
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8ab0ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1b1af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fa3b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bfb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91b5af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #83adb0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00beb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bbbaf {
  color: #3bbbaf;
}
Background
.bg-3bbbaf {
  background-color: #3bbbaf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bbbaf {
  border: 2px solid #3bbbaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bbbaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 187 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 174 52% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bbbaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bbbaf, #3b87bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bbbaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 187 175 / 0.35);
}

#0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 2.89 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 3.06 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.36 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 6.31 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.39 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 7.15 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.37 #c44450 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Tiffany Blue
#3bbbaf  rgb(59, 187, 175)  hsl(174, 52%, 48%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb3b47  rgb(187, 59, 71)  hsl(354, 52%, 48%)  Cardinal
#af3bbb  rgb(175, 59, 187)  hsl(294, 52%, 48%)  Purpureus
#bbaf3b  rgb(187, 175, 59)  hsl(54, 52%, 48%)  Brass