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Colour

#3A5E5E

  • #3A5E5E
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3A5E5E is a cyan with RGB values 58, 94, 94 and HSL 180°, 24%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3A5E5E#3A5E5E
HEX#3A5E5E
RGBrgb(58, 94, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.3686, 0.3686
RGB percentages22.7%, 36.9%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(180, 23.7%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 38.3%, 36.9%)
CMYK38.3%, 0%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,825,246
CSS custom property--colour: #3A5E5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#C5A1A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A5B5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#53565Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#2B605Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 6.2Dim grey · ΔE 15.2Teal · ΔE 19.9Slate grey · ΔE 19.9Gray · ΔE 21.1Light slate grey · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 6.18, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E3A3A
Analogous#3A5E4C, #3A4C5E
Triadic#5E3A5E, #5E5E3A
Split complementary#5E3A4C, #5E4C3A
Tetradic#4C3A5E, #5E3A3A, #4C5E3A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A0C4C4
Lighter +30%#80B1B1
Lighter +20%#619D9D
Lighter +10%#4D7E7E
Darker −10%#273E3E
Darker −20%#131F1F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#277171
Less saturated −25%#4C4C4C

Channel breakdown

R58
G94
B94
Red58 (22.7%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)23.68%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 5E · B 5E

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