#3bb0bc

Color #3bb0bc

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.83 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#3bb0bc

RGB

rgb(59, 176, 188)

HSL

hsl(185.6, 52.2%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.6, 68.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.6%, 6.4%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(66.22, -28.15, -15.62)

LCH

lch(66.22, 32.19, 209.03)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.1028, 204.92)

HWB

hwb(185.6, 23.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc473b

Analogous

#3bbc87

#3bb0bc

#3b6fbc

Triadic

#3bb0bc

#bc3bb0

#b0bc3b

Split-complementary

#3bb0bc

#bc3b6f

#bc873b

Tetradic

#3bb0bc

#473bbc

#bc473b

#b0bc3b

Square

#3bb0bc

#873bbc

#bc473b

#6fbc3b

Shades

Color #3bb0bc mixed toward black.

#31939d

#27757d

#1d585e

#143b3f

#0a1d1f

Tints

Color #3bb0bc mixed toward white.

#58c0cb

#79cdd5

#9bd9e0

#bce6ea

#def2f5

Tones

Color #3bb0bc mixed toward gray.

#46a7b1

#509ea6

#5b969c

#668d91

#718486

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f80b9 · ΔE 28.7

Deuteranopia

#7970b9 · ΔE 32.5

Tritanopia

#47b7b6 · ΔE 5.2

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 21.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3bb0bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3bb0bc]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#3bb0bc (#3bb0bc) is rgb(59, 176, 188) in RGB.

No, #3bb0bc is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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