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#3BB2CA closest to Viking

#3BB2CA is a light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Viking. In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 69.8% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(59, 178, 202)). Its HSL value is 190° hue, 57% saturation and 51% lightness, and in CMYK it is 71% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #3BB2CA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.41:1.

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Variations of #3BB2CA

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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#3BB2CA 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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#3BB2CA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #3BB2CA 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 #8D9ECA
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1ACCB
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8DACCB
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8D9ECA
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7CA5CA
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00BBB9
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00B6C3
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A4A4A4
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #92A8AE

#3BB2CA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.50:1 Very poor#3BB2CA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.41:1 Very good#3BB2CA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#3BB2CA in CSS

/* Viking */
.color { color: #3BB2CA; }
.background { background-color: #3BB2CA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #3BB2CA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(59 178 202);
color: hsl(190 57% 51%);
color: oklch(0.708 0.108 214.1);

#3BB2CA FAQ

What color is #3BB2CA?

#3BB2CA is a light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Viking. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #3BB2CA?

#3BB2CA is rgb(59, 178, 202) in RGB, hsl(190, 57%, 51%) in HSL and cmyk(71%, 12%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #3BB2CA?

The complementary color of #3BB2CA is #CA533B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #3BB2CA?

Black text has the best contrast on #3BB2CA: 8.41:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #3BB2CA a warm or cool color?

#3BB2CA is a cool color.