Information about #3B9986 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#3B9986 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(59, 153, 134) — 23.1% red, 60% green, 52.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 61 / 0 / 12 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid aqua cyan, #3B9986 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Landmark (#3E9889). Slightly further away sit Gossamer (#399F86) and Sea (#3C9992).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(59, 153, 134)), which gives #3B9986 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.5:1. #3B9986 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#3B9986 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#3B9986 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#3B9986 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#3B9986 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#3B9986 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#3B9986 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#873C9A
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#9A873C
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #3B9986

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Landmark color link
Landmark

#3E9889

Gossamer color link
Gossamer

#399F86

Sea color link
Sea

#3C9992

Blue Chill color link
Blue Chill

#408F90

Sea Turtle Green color link
Sea Turtle Green

#438D80

Lochinvar color link
Lochinvar

#489084

Zomp color link
Zomp

#39A78E

Antique Green color link
Antique Green

#3E8F78

Dusty Teal color link
Dusty Teal

#4C9085

Illuminating Emerald color link
Illuminating Emerald

#319177

Moderate Aquamarine color link
Moderate Aquamarine

#4AA885

Celeritas color link
Celeritas

#299792

#3B9986 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3B9986
  • RGB59, 153, 134
  • CMYK61, 0, 12, 40
  • CSSrgb(59, 153, 134)
  • HSL168°, 44%, 42%
  • HSL Precise167.872°, 44.34%, 41.569%
  • HSV168°, 61%, 60%
  • HSB168°, 61%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • GLSLvec3(0.231, 0.600, 0.525)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.231, 0.600, 0.525, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.231, 0.600, 0.525)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID3B9986
  • DECIMAL ID3905926
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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