Recognised as Colour
#3A6969
- #3A6969
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#3A6969 is a cyan with RGB values 58, 105, 105 and HSL 180°, 29%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#3A6969#3A6969
HEX#3A6969
RGBrgb(58, 105, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.4118, 0.4118
RGB percentages22.7%, 41.2%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(180, 28.8%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 44.8%, 41.2%)
CMYK44.8%, 0%, 0%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,828,073
CSS custom property--colour: #3A6969;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#C59696
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#693A3A
Analogous#3A6952, #3A5269
Triadic#693A69, #69693A
Split complementary#693A52, #69523A
Tetradic#523A69, #693A3A, #52693A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R58
G105
B105
Red58 (22.7%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)28.83%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 69 · B 69
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