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3BAABA

#3BAABA closest to True Sky Blue

#3BAABA is a light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is True Sky Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 66.7% green and 72.9% blue (rgb(59, 170, 186)). Its HSL value is 188° hue, 52% saturation and 48% lightness, and in CMYK it is 68% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #3BAABA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.64:1.

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Variations of #3BAABA

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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#3BAABA 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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#3BAABA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #3BAABA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8996BA
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9BA4BB
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #89A4BB
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8996BA
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #799EBA
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B2AF
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #03ADB5
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9C9C9C
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8BA0A4

#3BAABA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.75:1 Very poor#3BAABA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.64:1 Very good#3BAABA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#3BAABA in CSS

/* True Sky Blue */
.color { color: #3BAABA; }
.background { background-color: #3BAABA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #3BAABA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(59 170 186);
color: hsl(188 52% 48%);
color: oklch(0.683 0.100 208.7);

#3BAABA FAQ

What color is #3BAABA?

#3BAABA is a light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is True Sky Blue. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #3BAABA?

#3BAABA is rgb(59, 170, 186) in RGB, hsl(188, 52%, 48%) in HSL and cmyk(68%, 9%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #3BAABA?

The complementary color of #3BAABA is #BA4B3B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #3BAABA?

Black text has the best contrast on #3BAABA: 7.64:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #3BAABA a warm or cool color?

#3BAABA is a cool color.