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Recognised as Colour

#3A8A84

  • #3A8A84
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#3A8A84 is a cyan with RGB values 58, 138, 132 and HSL 176°, 41%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#3A8A84#3A8A84
HEX#3A8A84
RGBrgb(58, 138, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.5412, 0.5176
RGB percentages22.7%, 54.1%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(175.5, 40.8%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.5, 58%, 54.1%)
CMYK58%, 0%, 4.3%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,836,548
CSS custom property--colour: #3A8A84;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#C5757B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#838384no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#767A85no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008D88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 6.9Teal · ΔE 6.9Cadetblue · ΔE 11Light seagreen · ΔE 17.7Slate grey · ΔE 24.5Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 6.86, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A3A40
Analogous#3A8A5C, #3A688A
Triadic#843A8A, #8A843A
Split complementary#8A3A68, #8A5C3A
Tetradic#5C3A8A, #8A3A40, #688A3A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2DEDB
Lighter +30%#8ECFCA
Lighter +20%#6AC0BA
Lighter +10%#49AEA6
Darker −10%#2B6662
Darker −20%#1C423F
Darker −30%#0D1E1D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#21A399
Less saturated −25%#52716F

Channel breakdown

R58
G138
B132
Red58 (22.7%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue175.5°
Saturation (HSL)40.82%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3A · G 8A · B 84

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