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Recognised as Colour

#3AB6C4

  • #3AB6C4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#3AB6C4 is a cyan with RGB values 58, 182, 196 and HSL 186°, 54%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#3AB6C4#3AB6C4
HEX#3AB6C4
RGBrgb(58, 182, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.7137, 0.7686
RGB percentages22.7%, 71.4%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(186.1, 54.3%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.1, 70.4%, 76.9%)
CMYK70.4%, 7.1%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,847,876
CSS custom property--colour: #3AB6C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#C5493B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7AFC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#93A0C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.7Light seagreen · ΔE 13.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.9Cadetblue · ΔE 15Dark cyan · ΔE 18Sky blue · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 13.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4483A
Analogous#3AC48D, #3A71C4
Triadic#C43AB6, #B6C43A
Split complementary#C43A71, #C48D3A
Tetradic#8D3AC4, #C4483A, #71C43A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7F0F3
Lighter +30%#B0E2E7
Lighter +20%#88D3DC
Lighter +10%#61C5D0
Darker −10%#2E919D
Darker −20%#236D75
Darker −30%#17484E
Darker −40%#0B2427
More saturated +25%#1ACFE4
Less saturated −25%#5A9DA4

Channel breakdown

R58
G182
B196
Red58 (22.7%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue186.09°
Saturation (HSL)54.33%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G B6 · B C4

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