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#3BCFCB

#3bcfcb ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bcfcb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 81.18% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.93% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 178.38°, 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 10.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 0.87.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4987

Complementary

  1. #3bcfcb
  2. #cf3b3f

Split complementary

  1. #3bcfcb
  2. #cf3b89
  3. #cf813b

Analogous

  1. #3bcf81
  2. #3bcfcb
  3. #3b89cf

Triadic

  1. #3bcfcb
  2. #cb3bcf
  3. #cfcb3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bcfcb
  2. #3b3fcf
  3. #cf3b3f
  4. #cfcb3b

Square

  1. #3bcfcb
  2. #813bcf
  3. #cf3b3f
  4. #89cf3b

Monochromatic

  1. #165b59
  2. #259895
  3. #3bcfcb
  4. #78dedb
  5. #b6edec

Shades

#3bcfcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bcfcb
  2. #35bab7
  3. #2fa6a2
  4. #29918e
  5. #237c7a
  6. #1e6866
  7. #185351
  8. #123e3d
  9. #0c2929
  10. #061514
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bcfcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bcfcb
  2. #4fd4d0
  3. #62d9d5
  4. #76dddb
  5. #89e2e0
  6. #9de7e5
  7. #b1ecea
  8. #c4f1ef
  9. #d8f5f5
  10. #ebfafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bcfcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bcfcb
  2. #42c7c4
  3. #49bfbc
  4. #50b7b5
  5. #57afad
  6. #5ea8a6
  7. #64a09e
  8. #6b9897
  9. #72908f
  10. #798888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99c3c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2c4cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adb5cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d5cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ec9cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8dc0cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d3cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bcfcb {
  color: #3bcfcb;
}
Background
.bg-3bcfcb {
  background-color: #3bcfcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bcfcb {
  border: 2px solid #3bcfcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bcfcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 207 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 61% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bcfcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bcfcb, #3b89cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bcfcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 207 203 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 0.87 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 1.96 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 2.56 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.52 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.74 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.17 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.37 #c43034 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#3bcfcb  rgb(59, 207, 203)  hsl(178, 61%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise
#cf3b3f  rgb(207, 59, 63)  hsl(358, 61%, 52%)  Persian Red
#cb3bcf  rgb(203, 59, 207)  hsl(298, 61%, 52%)  Medium Orchid
#cfcb3b  rgb(207, 203, 59)  hsl(58, 61%, 52%)  Citrine