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#3BBDB4

#3bbdb4 ≈ Tiffany Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bbdb4 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 74.12% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.76% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 175.85°, 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 9.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tiffany Blue (#0abab5), ΔE 2.2.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4062

Complementary

  1. #3bbdb4
  2. #bd3b44

Split complementary

  1. #3bbdb4
  2. #bd3b85
  3. #bd733b

Analogous

  1. #3bbd73
  2. #3bbdb4
  3. #3b85bd

Triadic

  1. #3bbdb4
  2. #b43bbd
  3. #bdb43b

Tetradic

  1. #3bbdb4
  2. #3b44bd
  3. #bd3b44
  4. #bdb43b

Square

  1. #3bbdb4
  2. #733bbd
  3. #bd3b44
  4. #85bd3b

Monochromatic

  1. #174845
  2. #29837c
  3. #3bbdb4
  4. #72d3cc
  5. #ace5e1

Shades

#3bbdb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bbdb4
  2. #35aaa2
  3. #2f9790
  4. #29847e
  5. #23716c
  6. #1e5f5a
  7. #184c48
  8. #123936
  9. #0c2624
  10. #061312
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bbdb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bbdb4
  2. #4fc4bc
  3. #62cac3
  4. #76d1cb
  5. #89d7d2
  6. #9ddeda
  7. #b1e5e1
  8. #c4ebe9
  9. #d8f2f0
  10. #ebf8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bbdb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bbdb4
  2. #42b7af
  3. #49b1aa
  4. #50aba4
  5. #57a59f
  6. #5e9f9a
  7. #649895
  8. #6b9290
  9. #728c8a
  10. #798685
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cb2af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3b3b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0a5b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c2ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92b7b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #83afb5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c0b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bbdb4 {
  color: #3bbdb4;
}
Background
.bg-3bbdb4 {
  background-color: #3bbdb4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bbdb4 {
  border: 2px solid #3bbdb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bbdb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 189 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 52% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bbdb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bbdb4, #3b85bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bbdb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 189 180 / 0.35);
}

#0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 2.20 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.11 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 3.31 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.17 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 5.45 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.18 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.13 #c4424b Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Tiffany Blue
#3bbdb4  rgb(59, 189, 180)  hsl(176, 52%, 49%)  Tiffany Blue
#bd3b44  rgb(189, 59, 68)  hsl(356, 52%, 49%)  Cardinal
#b43bbd  rgb(180, 59, 189)  hsl(296, 52%, 49%)  Purpureus
#bdb43b  rgb(189, 180, 59)  hsl(56, 52%, 49%)  Vegas Gold