What color is #3BBEBC?

#3BBEBC is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Tiffany Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3BBEBC?

The RGB value is 59, 190, 188: 59 red, 190 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3BBEBC?

The complementary color is #BE3B3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3BBEBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3BBEBC color

#3BBEBC rgb(59, 190, 188)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3BBEBC is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 74.5% green and 73.7% blue (59, 190, 188).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 53% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Tiffany Blue (#0ABAB5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#3BBEBC color codes

HEX	`#3BBEBC`
RGB	`rgb(59, 190, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 74.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 53%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 69%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 0%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.44, -34.88, -9.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.44, 36.09, 194.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.29, 41.384, 54.011)`
Decimal	`3915452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3BBEBC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #3BBEBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#3BBEBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #3BBEBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3bbebc; }
.text { color: #3bbebc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3bbebc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 190 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3bbebc, #3b7fbe); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3BBEBC?: #3BBEBC is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Tiffany Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3BBEBC?: The RGB value is 59, 190, 188: 59 red, 190 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3BBEBC?: The complementary color is #BE3B3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3BBEBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.