#3b9196

Color #3b9196

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Cyan #008b8b · ΔE 7.55 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#3b9196

RGB

rgb(59, 145, 150)

HSL

hsl(183.3, 43.5%, 41%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.3, 60.7%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.7%, 3.3%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(55.46, -23.95, -10.37)

LCH

lch(55.46, 26.1, 203.41)

OKLCH

oklch(60.7%, 0.0818, 200.54)

HWB

hwb(183.3, 23.1%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96403b

Analogous

#3b966e

#3b9196

#3b6496

Triadic

#3b9196

#963b91

#91963b

Split-complementary

#3b9196

#963b64

#966e3b

Tetradic

#3b9196

#403b96

#96403b

#91963b

Square

#3b9196

#6e3b96

#96403b

#64963b

Shades

Color #3b9196 mixed toward black.

#31797d

#276164

#1e494b

#143032

#0a1819

Tints

Color #3b9196 mixed toward white.

#4bb2b8

#6fc2c6

#93d1d4

#b7e0e3

#dbf0f1

Tones

Color #3b9196 mixed toward gray.

#438a8e

#4a8487

#527d7f

#597678

#616f70

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6c95 · ΔE 27.1

Deuteranopia

#665f95 · ΔE 30.3

Tritanopia

#439494 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b9196;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b9196]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#3b9196 (#3b9196) is rgb(59, 145, 150) in RGB.

No, #3b9196 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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