All About Color #3BBAB6

#3BBAB6

About #3BBAB6

#3BBAB6 is a medium cyan color with the hex code #3BBAB6. In RGB it is red 59, green 186, blue 182; in HSL it is hue 178°, saturation 52%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 68%, 0%, 2%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.36:1 on white and 8.89:1 on black.

#3BBAB6 Color Conversion

Hex triplet3B, BA, B6
CMYK68.28%, 0.00%, 2.15%, 27.06%
RGB Decimal59, 186, 182
HSL178°, 52%, 48%
RGB Octal73, 272, 266
HSV (HSB)178.11°, 68.28%, 72.94%
RGB Binary111011, 10111010, 10110110
CIE-L*AB69.06, -34.71, -8.06
RGB Percent23.14%, 72.94%, 71.37%
CIE-L*CH69.06, 35.63, 193.07
XYZ27.81, 39.43, 50.40
CIE-L*UV69.06, -47.99, -6.95
xyY0.24, 0.34, 39.43
Hunter-Lab62.79, -30.83, -3.64
RYB23.14%, 48.44%, 72.94%

Color Accessibility Scores

#3BBAB6 on a dark background: contrast 8.89:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#3BBAB6 on a light background: contrast 2.36:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #3BBAB6, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#3BBAB6 · #7BD5D2 · #257472 · #BA3B3F · #D57B7E

Analogous palette

#3FBA3B · #3BBA76 · #3BBAB6 · #3B7FBA · #3B3FBA

Triadic palette

#3BBAB6 · #B63BBA · #BAB63B · #7BD5D2 · #D27BD5

Tetradic palette

#3BBAB6 · #763BBA · #BA3B3F · #7FBA3B · #257472

Monochromatic palette

#164644 · #28807D · #3BBAB6 · #70D2CE · #AAE4E2

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