#3eb5bd

Color #3eb5bd

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Light Sea Green #20b2aa · ΔE 10.84 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#3eb5bd

RGB

rgb(62, 181, 189)

HSL

hsl(183.8, 50.6%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.8, 67.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(67.2%, 4.2%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(67.83, -29.87, -13.74)

LCH

lch(67.83, 32.88, 204.7)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.1037, 201.55)

HWB

hwb(183.8, 24.3%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd463e

Analogous

#3ebd86

#3eb5bd

#3e75bd

Triadic

#3eb5bd

#bd3eb5

#b5bd3e

Split-complementary

#3eb5bd

#bd3e75

#bd863e

Tetradic

#3eb5bd

#463ebd

#bd463e

#b5bd3e

Square

#3eb5bd

#863ebd

#bd463e

#75bd3e

Shades

Color #3eb5bd mixed toward black.

#34979d

#29797e

#1f5a5e

#153c3f

#0a1e1f

Tints

Color #3eb5bd mixed toward white.

#5cc3ca

#7dcfd4

#9ddbdf

#bee7ea

#def3f4

Tones

Color #3eb5bd mixed toward gray.

#49acb2

#53a2a8

#5e999d

#689093

#738788

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8384bb · ΔE 29.3

Deuteranopia

#7d73bb · ΔE 33.6

Tritanopia

#4abab9 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3eb5bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3eb5bd]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#3eb5bd (#3eb5bd) is rgb(62, 181, 189) in RGB.

No, #3eb5bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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