#3b899f

Color #3b899f

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 14.11 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#3b899f

RGB

rgb(59, 137, 159)

HSL

hsl(193.2, 45.9%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.2, 62.9%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.9%, 13.8%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(53.3, -16.97, -18.83)

LCH

lch(53.3, 25.35, 227.97)

OKLCH

oklch(59.1%, 0.0826, 219.35)

HWB

hwb(193.2, 23.1%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f513b

Analogous

#3b9f83

#3b899f

#3b579f

Triadic

#3b899f

#9f3b89

#899f3b

Split-complementary

#3b899f

#9f3b57

#9f833b

Tetradic

#3b899f

#513b9f

#9f513b

#899f3b

Square

#3b899f

#833b9f

#9f513b

#579f3b

Shades

Color #3b899f mixed toward black.

#317284

#275b6a

#1d444f

#142e35

#0a171a

Tints

Color #3b899f mixed toward white.

#4da5bd

#71b7ca

#94c9d7

#b8dbe5

#dbedf2

Tones

Color #3b899f mixed toward gray.

#438497

#4c808e

#547b86

#5c767e

#657275

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#66679a · ΔE 22.9

Deuteranopia

#625b99 · ΔE 25.2

Tritanopia

#429695 · ΔE 10.6

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 18.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b899f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b899f]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#3b899f (#3b899f) is rgb(59, 137, 159) in RGB.

No, #3b899f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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