Recognised as Colour
#3A987B
- #3A987B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Sea green
#3A987B is a cyan with RGB values 58, 152, 123 and HSL 161°, 45%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.
Colour values
#3A987B#3A987B
HEX#3A987B
RGBrgb(58, 152, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.5961, 0.4824
RGB percentages22.7%, 59.6%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(161.5, 44.8%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.5, 61.8%, 59.6%)
CMYK61.8%, 0%, 19.1%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,840,123
CSS custom property--colour: #3A987B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#C56784
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#983A57
Analogous#3A984C, #3A8698
Triadic#7B3A98, #987B3A
Split complementary#983A86, #984C3A
Tetradic#4C3A98, #983A57, #86983A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R58
G152
B123
Red58 (22.7%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue161.49°
Saturation (HSL)44.76%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3A · G 98 · B 7B
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