#3B8CA0 Color

#3B8CA0 is rgb(59, 140, 160) in RGB and hsl(192, 46%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#3B8CA0

HEX#3B8CA0

RGBrgb(59, 140, 160)

HSLhsl(192, 46%, 43%)

HSVhsv(192, 63%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.083 216.7)

CMYKcmyk(63%, 12%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #3B8CA0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.86:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3B8CA0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#3B8CA0 Complementary#A04F3B Analogous#3BA082 Analogous#3B59A0 Triadic#A03B8C Triadic#8CA03B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #3B8CA0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#49A5BC #66B3C7 #84C2D2 #9ECFDB #BCDEE6 #DAEDF1

Shades

#33788A #2C6877 #245561 #1D444E #153138 #0E2125

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