Information about #3BC1BA color

#3BC1BA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3BC1BA falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(59, 193, 186) — 23.1% red, 75.7% green, 72.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 53 / 0 / 3 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #3BC1BA reads as a pleasantly vivid cyan and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Maximum Blue Green (#30BFBF). Slightly further away sit Macaw Blue Green (#43BFC7) and Jellyfish (#46C7C7).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(59, 193, 186)), which gives #3BC1BA its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. #3BC1BA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#3BC1BA color variations

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#3BC1BA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #3BC1BA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Jellyfish color link
Jellyfish

#46C7C7

Verdigris color link
Verdigris

#43B3AE

Moonstone color link
Moonstone

#3AA8C1

Sea Serpent color link
Sea Serpent

#4BC7CF

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Shamrock color link
Shamrock

#45CEA2

Tealish color link
Tealish

#24BCA8

Eucalyptus color link
Eucalyptus

#44D7A8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3BC1BA
  • RGB59, 193, 186
  • CMYK53, 0, 3, 24
  • CSSrgb(59, 193, 186)
  • HSL177°, 53%, 49%
  • HSL Precise176.866°, 53.175%, 49.412%
  • HSV177°, 69%, 76%
  • HSB177°, 69%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.231, 0.757, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.231, 0.757, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.231, 0.757, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID3BC1BA
  • DECIMAL ID3916218
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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