Recognised as Colour
#39B4B6
- #39B4B6
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#39B4B6 is a cyan with RGB values 57, 180, 182 and HSL 181°, 52%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#39B4B6#39B4B6
HEX#39B4B6
RGBrgb(57, 180, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.7059, 0.7137
RGB percentages22.4%, 70.6%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(181, 52.3%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181, 68.7%, 71.4%)
CMYK68.7%, 1.1%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,781,814
CSS custom property--colour: #39B4B6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#C64B49
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B63B39
Analogous#39B67A, #3975B6
Triadic#B639B4, #B4B639
Split complementary#B63975, #B67A39
Tetradic#7A39B6, #B63B39, #75B639
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R57
G180
B182
Red57 (22.4%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue180.96°
Saturation (HSL)52.3%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G B4 · B B6
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