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#3BC9CE

#3bc9ce ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bc9ce is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 78.82% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.36% cyan, 2.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 182.04°, with 60% saturation and 51.96% 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 10.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 2.16.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4716

Complementary

  1. #3bc9ce
  2. #ce403b

Split complementary

  1. #3bc9ce
  2. #ce3b7f
  3. #ce893b

Analogous

  1. #3bce89
  2. #3bc9ce
  3. #3b7fce

Triadic

  1. #3bc9ce
  2. #ce3bc9
  3. #c9ce3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bc9ce
  2. #403bce
  3. #ce403b
  4. #c9ce3b

Square

  1. #3bc9ce
  2. #893bce
  3. #ce403b
  4. #7fce3b

Monochromatic

  1. #16575a
  2. #269397
  3. #3bc9ce
  4. #78dadd
  5. #b5ebed

Shades

#3bc9ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bc9ce
  2. #35b5b9
  3. #2fa1a5
  4. #298d90
  5. #23797c
  6. #1e6567
  7. #185052
  8. #123c3e
  9. #0c2829
  10. #061415
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bc9ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bc9ce
  2. #4fced3
  3. #62d4d8
  4. #76d9dd
  5. #89dfe2
  6. #9de4e7
  7. #b1e9eb
  8. #c4eff0
  9. #d8f4f5
  10. #ebfafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bc9ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bc9ce
  2. #42c2c6
  3. #49babe
  4. #50b3b7
  5. #57acaf
  6. #5ea5a7
  7. #649d9f
  8. #6b9697
  9. #728f90
  10. #798788
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95bec0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbc0cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5b0cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d0ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98c4ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88bbce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cdcc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bc9ce {
  color: #3bc9ce;
}
Background
.bg-3bc9ce {
  background-color: #3bc9ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bc9ce {
  border: 2px solid #3bc9ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bc9ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 201 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 60% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bc9ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bc9ce, #3b7fce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bc9ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 201 206 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 2.16 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 2.69 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.00 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.89 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.93 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.14 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 8.92 #c43631 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#3bc9ce  rgb(59, 201, 206)  hsl(182, 60%, 52%)  Dark Turquoise
#ce403b  rgb(206, 64, 59)  hsl(2, 60%, 52%)  Persian Red
#ce3bc9  rgb(206, 59, 201)  hsl(302, 60%, 52%)  Medium Orchid
#c9ce3b  rgb(201, 206, 59)  hsl(62, 60%, 52%)  Pear