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#3CB4BD

#3cb4bd ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3cb4bd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 70.59% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.25% cyan, 4.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 184.19°, with 51.81% saturation and 48.82% 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 8.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 5.27.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.3728

Complementary

  1. #3cb4bd
  2. #bd453c

Split complementary

  1. #3cb4bd
  2. #bd3c73
  3. #bd853c

Analogous

  1. #3cbd85
  2. #3cb4bd
  3. #3c73bd

Triadic

  1. #3cb4bd
  2. #bd3cb4
  3. #b4bd3c

Tetradic

  1. #3cb4bd
  2. #453cbd
  3. #bd453c
  4. #b4bd3c

Square

  1. #3cb4bd
  2. #853cbd
  3. #bd453c
  4. #73bd3c

Monochromatic

  1. #174549
  2. #2a7d83
  3. #3cb4bd
  4. #73ccd3
  5. #ade1e5

Shades

#3cb4bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3cb4bd
  2. #36a2aa
  3. #309097
  4. #2a7e84
  5. #246c71
  6. #1e5a5f
  7. #18484c
  8. #123639
  9. #0c2426
  10. #061213
  11. #000000

Tints

#3cb4bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3cb4bd
  2. #50bcc4
  3. #63c3ca
  4. #77cbd1
  5. #8ad2d7
  6. #9edade
  7. #b1e1e5
  8. #c5e9eb
  9. #d8f0f2
  10. #ecf8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3cb4bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3cb4bd
  2. #43afb7
  3. #4aaab1
  4. #50a4ab
  5. #579fa5
  6. #5e9a9f
  7. #659598
  8. #6c9092
  9. #728a8c
  10. #798586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87abaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6acbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #939ebe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88afbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7aa7bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b8b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3cb4bd {
  color: #3cb4bd;
}
Background
.bg-3cb4bd {
  background-color: #3cb4bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3cb4bd {
  border: 2px solid #3cb4bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3cb4bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 180 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 52% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3cb4bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3cb4bd, #3c73bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3cb4bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 180 189 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.27 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.11 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 6.90 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.46 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.49 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.77 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.05 #c34b42 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#3cb4bd  rgb(60, 180, 189)  hsl(184, 52%, 49%)  Verdigris
#bd453c  rgb(189, 69, 60)  hsl(4, 52%, 49%)  Persian Red
#bd3cb4  rgb(189, 60, 180)  hsl(304, 52%, 49%)  Purpureus
#b4bd3c  rgb(180, 189, 60)  hsl(64, 52%, 49%)  Apple Green