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Recognised as Colour

#39B38E

  • #39B38E
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#39B38E is a cyan with RGB values 57, 179, 142 and HSL 162°, 52%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#39B38E#39B38E
HEX#39B38E
RGBrgb(57, 179, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.702, 0.5569
RGB percentages22.4%, 70.2%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(161.8, 51.7%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.8, 68.2%, 70.2%)
CMYK68.2%, 0%, 20.7%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,781,518
CSS custom property--colour: #39B38E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.01:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#C64C71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEA78Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E9B90no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00B4A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 10.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 16.1Light seagreen · ΔE 16.3Sea green · ΔE 18.1Turquoise · ΔE 20.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3395E
Analogous#39B351, #399BB3
Triadic#8E39B3, #B38E39
Split complementary#B3399B, #B35139
Tetradic#5139B3, #B3395E, #9BB339

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAEEE3
Lighter +30%#A3E2CF
Lighter +20%#7DD5BA
Lighter +10%#56C9A6
Darker −10%#2D8C6F
Darker −20%#206651
Darker −30%#143F32
Darker −40%#081813
More saturated +25%#1CD19A
Less saturated −25%#569582

Channel breakdown

R57
G179
B142
Red57 (22.4%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue161.8°
Saturation (HSL)51.69%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 39 · G B3 · B 8E

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