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#39B8CD closest to Blue Bobbin

#39B8CD is a light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Blue Bobbin. In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 72.2% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(57, 184, 205)). Its HSL value is 189° hue, 60% saturation and 51% lightness, and in CMYK it is 72% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #39B8CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.91:1.

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Variations of #39B8CD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#39B8CD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#39B8CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #39B8CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 81% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #92A2CD
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A7B1CE
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #93B2CE
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #92A2CD
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #81AACD
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00C1BE
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00BCC7
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A9A9A9
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #96ADB3

#39B8CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.36:1 Very poor#39B8CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.91:1 Very good#39B8CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#39B8CD in CSS

/* Blue Bobbin */
.color { color: #39B8CD; }
.background { background-color: #39B8CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #39B8CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(57 184 205);
color: hsl(189 60% 51%);
color: oklch(0.723 0.111 211.0);

#39B8CD FAQ

What color is #39B8CD?

#39B8CD is a light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Blue Bobbin. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #39B8CD?

#39B8CD is rgb(57, 184, 205) in RGB, hsl(189, 60%, 51%) in HSL and cmyk(72%, 10%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #39B8CD?

The complementary color of #39B8CD is #CD4E39, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #39B8CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #39B8CD: 8.91:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #39B8CD a warm or cool color?

#39B8CD is a cool color.