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Colour

#3A6060

  • #3A6060
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3A6060 is a cyan with RGB values 58, 96, 96 and HSL 180°, 25%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3A6060#3A6060
HEX#3A6060
RGBrgb(58, 96, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.3765, 0.3765
RGB percentages22.7%, 37.6%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(180, 24.7%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 39.6%, 37.6%)
CMYK39.6%, 0%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,825,760
CSS custom property--colour: #3A6060;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.95:1
Contrast with white6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#C59F9F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B5D60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#545760no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#2A6260no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 7Dim grey · ΔE 15.5Teal · ΔE 19Slate grey · ΔE 19.7Gray · ΔE 21Light slate grey · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 7.02, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#603A3A
Analogous#3A604D, #3A4D60
Triadic#603A60, #60603A
Split complementary#603A4D, #604D3A
Tetradic#4D3A60, #603A3A, #4D603A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A0C6C6
Lighter +30%#80B3B3
Lighter +20%#619F9F
Lighter +10%#4D8080
Darker −10%#274040
Darker −20%#142020
Darker −30%#000101
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#277373
Less saturated −25%#4D4D4D

Channel breakdown

R58
G96
B96
Red58 (22.7%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)24.68%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 60 · B 60

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