#3b6569

Color #3b6569

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 9.46 Nearest Tailwind class teal-800 #005f5a · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#3b6569

RGB

rgb(59, 101, 105)

HSL

hsl(185.2, 28%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.2, 43.8%, 41.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.8%, 3.8%, 0%, 58.8%)

LAB

lab(40.01, -13.47, -6.86)

LCH

lch(40.01, 15.12, 206.99)

OKLCH

oklch(47.8%, 0.0473, 203.53)

HWB

hwb(185.2, 23.1%, 58.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#693f3b

Analogous

#3b6956

#3b6569

#3b4e69

Triadic

#3b6569

#693b65

#65693b

Split-complementary

#3b6569

#693b4e

#69563b

Tetradic

#3b6569

#3f3b69

#693f3b

#65693b

Square

#3b6569

#563b69

#693f3b

#4e693b

Shades

Color #3b6569 mixed toward black.

#315458

#274346

#1e3335

#142223

#0a1112

Tints

Color #3b6569 mixed toward white.

#50898e

#6ba6ac

#90bdc1

#b5d3d6

#dae9ea

Tones

Color #3b6569 mixed toward gray.

#3f6265

#435f61

#475c5e

#4a585a

#4e5556

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.25:1

White text reads better on this background (6.46:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#505168 · ΔE 20.5

Deuteranopia

#4e4b68 · ΔE 23.4

Tritanopia

#3e6767 · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 14.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b6569;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b6569]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#3b6569 (#3b6569) is rgb(59, 101, 105) in RGB.

No, #3b6569 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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