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#3BBDCD

#3bbdcd ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bbdcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.22% cyan, 7.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 186.58°, with 59.35% saturation and 51.76% 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 9.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 6.95.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4173

Complementary

  1. #3bbdcd
  2. #cd4b3b

Split complementary

  1. #3bbdcd
  2. #cd3b74
  3. #cd943b

Analogous

  1. #3bcd94
  2. #3bbdcd
  3. #3b74cd

Triadic

  1. #3bbdcd
  2. #cd3bbd
  3. #bdcd3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bbdcd
  2. #4b3bcd
  3. #cd4b3b
  4. #bdcd3b

Square

  1. #3bbdcd
  2. #943bcd
  3. #cd4b3b
  4. #74cd3b

Monochromatic

  1. #175158
  2. #268995
  3. #3bbdcd
  4. #78d2dd
  5. #b5e6ec

Shades

#3bbdcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bbdcd
  2. #35aab9
  3. #2f97a4
  4. #298490
  5. #23717b
  6. #1e5f67
  7. #184c52
  8. #12393e
  9. #0c2629
  10. #061315
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bbdcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bbdcd
  2. #4fc4d2
  3. #62cad7
  4. #76d1dc
  5. #89d7e1
  6. #9ddee6
  7. #b1e5eb
  8. #c4ebf0
  9. #d8f2f5
  10. #ebf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bbdcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bbdcd
  2. #42b7c5
  3. #49b1be
  4. #50abb6
  5. #57a5ae
  6. #5e9fa7
  7. #64989f
  8. #6b9297
  9. #728c8f
  10. #798688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8db4bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adb6ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98a6cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c5c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8db9ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7db0cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bbdcd {
  color: #3bbdcd;
}
Background
.bg-3bbdcd {
  background-color: #3bbdcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bbdcd {
  border: 2px solid #3bbdcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bbdcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 189 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 59% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bbdcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bbdcd, #3b74cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bbdcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 189 205 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.95 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.50 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.17 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.35 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.05 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.81 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.46 #c44232 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#3bbdcd  rgb(59, 189, 205)  hsl(187, 59%, 52%)  Dark Turquoise
#cd4b3b  rgb(205, 75, 59)  hsl(7, 59%, 52%)  Cinnabar
#cd3bbd  rgb(205, 59, 189)  hsl(307, 59%, 52%)  Medium Orchid
#bdcd3b  rgb(189, 205, 59)  hsl(67, 59%, 52%)  June Bud