All About Color #3B9CAB

#3B9CAB

About #3B9CAB

#3B9CAB is a medium cyan color with the hex code #3B9CAB. In RGB it is red 59, green 156, blue 171; in HSL it is hue 188°, saturation 49%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 65%, 9%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 3.22:1 on white and 6.53:1 on black.

#3B9CAB Color Conversion

Hex triplet3B, 9C, AB
CMYK65.50%, 8.77%, 0.00%, 32.94%
RGB Decimal59, 156, 171
HSL188°, 49%, 45%
RGB Octal73, 234, 253
HSV (HSB)188.04°, 65.50%, 67.06%
RGB Binary111011, 10011100, 10101011
CIE-L*AB59.57, -23.25, -16.17
RGB Percent23.14%, 61.18%, 67.06%
CIE-L*CH59.57, 28.32, 214.81
XYZ21.04, 27.65, 42.76
CIE-L*UV59.57, -37.63, -21.03
xyY0.23, 0.30, 27.65
Hunter-Lab52.58, -20.58, -11.40
RYB23.14%, 43.52%, 67.06%

Color Accessibility Scores

#3B9CAB on a dark background: contrast 6.53:1, passes WCAG AA.
#3B9CAB on a light background: contrast 3.22:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #3B9CAB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#3B9CAB · #72C3CF · #235E67 · #AB4A3B · #CF7F72

Analogous palette

#3BAB4A · #3BAB82 · #3B9CAB · #3B64AB · #4A3BAB

Triadic palette

#3B9CAB · #AB3B9C · #9CAB3B · #72C3CF · #CF72C3

Tetradic palette

#3B9CAB · #823BAB · #AB4A3B · #64AB3B · #235E67

Monochromatic palette

#143439 · #276872 · #3B9CAB · #67BECB · #A0D6DE

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