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Recognised as Colour

#3AA2BF

  • #3AA2BF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#3AA2BF is a cyan with RGB values 58, 162, 191 and HSL 193°, 53%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#3AA2BF#3AA2BF
HEX#3AA2BF
RGBrgb(58, 162, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.6353, 0.749
RGB percentages22.7%, 63.5%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(193.1, 53.4%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.1, 69.6%, 74.9%)
CMYK69.6%, 15.2%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,842,751
CSS custom property--colour: #3AA2BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#C55D40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#909EC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E90BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 16.2Sky blue · ΔE 18.1Dark cyan · ΔE 20.4Light skyblue · ΔE 20.6Steel blue · ΔE 20.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 16.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF573A
Analogous#3ABF99, #3A60BF
Triadic#BF3AA2, #A2BF3A
Split complementary#BF3A60, #BF993A
Tetradic#993ABF, #BF573A, #60BF3A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3EBF2
Lighter +30%#ACD9E6
Lighter +20%#85C7DA
Lighter +10%#5EB6CE
Darker −10%#2E8198
Darker −20%#226071
Darker −30%#163E4A
Darker −40%#0A1D23
More saturated +25%#1BB4DE
Less saturated −25%#5990A0

Channel breakdown

R58
G162
B191
Red58 (22.7%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue193.08°
Saturation (HSL)53.41%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G A2 · B BF

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