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#3BFBEF

#3bfbef ≈ Turquoise Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3bfbef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 98.43% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.78% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 176.25°, with 96% saturation and 60.78% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise Blue (#00ffef), ΔE 1.72.

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Relative luminance0.7616

Complementary

  1. #3bfbef
  2. #fb3b47

Split complementary

  1. #3bfbef
  2. #fb3ba7
  3. #fb8f3b

Analogous

  1. #3bfb8f
  2. #3bfbef
  3. #3ba7fb

Triadic

  1. #3bfbef
  2. #ef3bfb
  3. #fbef3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bfbef
  2. #3b47fb
  3. #fb3b47
  4. #fbef3b

Square

  1. #3bfbef
  2. #8f3bfb
  3. #fb3b47
  4. #a7fb3b

Monochromatic

  1. #039a90
  2. #05e5d7
  3. #3bfbef
  4. #86fdf5
  5. #d1fefb

Shades

#3bfbef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bfbef
  2. #35e2d7
  3. #2fc9bf
  4. #29b0a7
  5. #23978f
  6. #1e7e78
  7. #186460
  8. #124b48
  9. #0c3230
  10. #061918
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bfbef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bfbef
  2. #4ffbf1
  3. #62fcf2
  4. #76fcf4
  5. #89fdf5
  6. #9dfdf7
  7. #b1fdf9
  8. #c4fefa
  9. #d8fefc
  10. #ebfffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bfbef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bfbef
  2. #42efe4
  3. #49e2d9
  4. #50d6ce
  5. #57cac3
  6. #5ebeb8
  7. #64b1ac
  8. #6ba5a1
  9. #729996
  10. #798c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7ece7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ededef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3daf1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00fff7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0f3ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abe8f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00fff4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bfbef {
  color: #3bfbef;
}
Background
.bg-3bfbef {
  background-color: #3bfbef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bfbef {
  border: 2px solid #3bfbef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bfbef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 251 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 96% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bfbef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bfbef, #3ba7fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bfbef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 251 239 / 0.35);
}

#00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 1.72 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 3.86 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 3.86 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 4.21 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 6.11 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 7.51 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.55 #c40410 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Turquoise Blue
#3bfbef  rgb(59, 251, 239)  hsl(176, 96%, 61%)  Turquoise Blue
#fb3b47  rgb(251, 59, 71)  hsl(356, 96%, 61%)  Tractor Red
#ef3bfb  rgb(239, 59, 251)  hsl(296, 96%, 61%)  Fuchsia
#fbef3b  rgb(251, 239, 59)  hsl(56, 96%, 61%)  Aureolin