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#3BDCD4

#3bdcd4 ≈ Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bdcd4 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 86.27% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 177.02°, with 69.7% saturation and 54.71% 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 12.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 2.74.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5687

Complementary

  1. #3bdcd4
  2. #dc3b43

Split complementary

  1. #3bdcd4
  2. #dc3b94
  3. #dc843b

Analogous

  1. #3bdc84
  2. #3bdcd4
  3. #3b94dc

Triadic

  1. #3bdcd4
  2. #d43bdc
  3. #dcd43b

Tetradic

  1. #3bdcd4
  2. #3b43dc
  3. #dc3b43
  4. #dcd43b

Square

  1. #3bdcd4
  2. #843bdc
  3. #dc3b43
  4. #94dc3b

Monochromatic

  1. #136b67
  2. #1faca5
  3. #3bdcd4
  4. #7ce8e2
  5. #bdf3f0

Shades

#3bdcd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bdcd4
  2. #35c6bf
  3. #2fb0aa
  4. #299a94
  5. #23847f
  6. #1e6e6a
  7. #185855
  8. #124240
  9. #0c2c2a
  10. #061615
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bdcd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bdcd4
  2. #4fe0d8
  3. #62e3dd
  4. #76e7e1
  5. #89eae5
  6. #9deeea
  7. #b1f1ee
  8. #c4f5f2
  9. #d8f8f6
  10. #ebfcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bdcd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bdcd4
  2. #42d3cc
  3. #49cac3
  4. #50c0bb
  5. #57b7b2
  6. #5eaeaa
  7. #64a5a2
  8. #6b9c99
  9. #729291
  10. #798988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1d0cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfd0d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8c0d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e2d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8d5d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96ccd5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e0d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bdcd4 {
  color: #3bdcd4;
}
Background
.bg-3bdcd4 {
  background-color: #3bdcd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bdcd4 {
  border: 2px solid #3bdcd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bdcd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 220 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 70% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bdcd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bdcd4, #3b94dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bdcd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 220 212 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 2.74 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 2.86 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 2.96 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.75 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 4.99 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 7.88 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 8.09 #c4232b Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#3bdcd4  rgb(59, 220, 212)  hsl(177, 70%, 55%)  Turquoise
#dc3b43  rgb(220, 59, 67)  hsl(357, 70%, 55%)  Crimson
#d43bdc  rgb(212, 59, 220)  hsl(297, 70%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#dcd43b  rgb(220, 212, 59)  hsl(57, 70%, 55%)  Citrine