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#3BDBCD

#3bdbcd ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bdbcd is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 85.88% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.39% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 174.75°, with 68.97% saturation and 54.51% 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 12.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 1.29.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.56

Complementary

  1. #3bdbcd
  2. #db3b49

Split complementary

  1. #3bdbcd
  2. #db3b99
  3. #db7d3b

Analogous

  1. #3bdb7d
  2. #3bdbcd
  3. #3b99db

Triadic

  1. #3bdbcd
  2. #cd3bdb
  3. #dbcd3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bdbcd
  2. #3b49db
  3. #db3b49
  4. #dbcd3b

Square

  1. #3bdbcd
  2. #7d3bdb
  3. #db3b49
  4. #99db3b

Monochromatic

  1. #136a62
  2. #1faa9e
  3. #3bdbcd
  4. #7ce7dd
  5. #bcf3ee

Shades

#3bdbcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bdbcd
  2. #35c5b9
  3. #2fafa4
  4. #299990
  5. #23837b
  6. #1e6e67
  7. #185852
  8. #12423e
  9. #0c2c29
  10. #061615
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bdbcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bdbcd
  2. #4fdfd2
  3. #62e2d7
  4. #76e6dc
  5. #89e9e1
  6. #9dede6
  7. #b1f1eb
  8. #c4f4f0
  9. #d8f8f5
  10. #ebfbfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bdbcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bdbcd
  2. #42d2c5
  3. #49c9be
  4. #50c0b6
  5. #57b7ae
  6. #5eaea7
  7. #64a49f
  8. #6b9b97
  9. #72928f
  10. #798988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0cec8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfcfcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9becf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e0d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8d4cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97cace ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ded3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bdbcd {
  color: #3bdbcd;
}
Background
.bg-3bdbcd {
  background-color: #3bdbcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bdbcd {
  border: 2px solid #3bdbcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bdbcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 219 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 69% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bdbcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bdbcd, #3b99db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bdbcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 219 205 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 1.29 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.45 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.87 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.89 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.45 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 7.85 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.80 #c42432 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#3bdbcd  rgb(59, 219, 205)  hsl(175, 69%, 55%)  Turquoise
#db3b49  rgb(219, 59, 73)  hsl(355, 69%, 55%)  Amaranth
#cd3bdb  rgb(205, 59, 219)  hsl(295, 69%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#dbcd3b  rgb(219, 205, 59)  hsl(55, 69%, 55%)  Citrine