All About Color #3BBAB4

#3BBAB4

About #3BBAB4

#3BBAB4 is a medium cyan color with the hex code #3BBAB4. In RGB it is red 59, green 186, blue 180; in HSL it is hue 177°, saturation 52%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 68%, 0%, 3%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.37:1 on white and 8.87:1 on black.

#3BBAB4 Color Conversion

Hex triplet3B, BA, B4
CMYK68.28%, 0.00%, 3.23%, 27.06%
RGB Decimal59, 186, 180
HSL177°, 52%, 48%
RGB Octal73, 272, 264
HSV (HSB)177.17°, 68.28%, 72.94%
RGB Binary111011, 10111010, 10110100
CIE-L*AB69.00, -35.27, -7.05
RGB Percent23.14%, 72.94%, 70.59%
CIE-L*CH69.00, 35.97, 191.30
XYZ27.60, 39.34, 49.32
CIE-L*UV69.00, -48.12, -5.28
xyY0.24, 0.34, 39.34
Hunter-Lab62.72, -31.22, -2.71
RYB23.14%, 48.64%, 72.94%

Color Accessibility Scores

#3BBAB4 on a dark background: contrast 8.87:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#3BBAB4 on a light background: contrast 2.37:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #3BBAB4, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#3BBAB4 · #7BD5D1 · #257470 · #BA3B41 · #D57B80

Analogous palette

#41BA3B · #3BBA74 · #3BBAB4 · #3B81BA · #3B41BA

Triadic palette

#3BBAB4 · #B43BBA · #BAB43B · #7BD5D1 · #D17BD5

Tetradic palette

#3BBAB4 · #743BBA · #BA3B41 · #81BA3B · #257470

Monochromatic palette

#164643 · #28807C · #3BBAB4 · #70D2CD · #AAE4E1

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