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Recognised as Colour

#3AB9A4

  • #3AB9A4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#3AB9A4 is a cyan with RGB values 58, 185, 164 and HSL 170°, 52%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#3AB9A4#3AB9A4
HEX#3AB9A4
RGBrgb(58, 185, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.7255, 0.6431
RGB percentages22.7%, 72.5%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(170.1, 52.3%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.1, 68.6%, 72.5%)
CMYK68.6%, 0%, 11.4%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,848,612
CSS custom property--colour: #3AB9A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.66:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#C5465B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1AEA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA1A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00BCB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 7.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 10.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.6Turquoise · ΔE 14.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.8Dark cyan · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 7.59, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B93A4F
Analogous#3AB964, #3A8FB9
Triadic#A43AB9, #B9A43A
Split complementary#B93A8F, #B9643A
Tetradic#643AB9, #B93A4F, #8FB93A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFF0EB
Lighter +30%#A8E4DA
Lighter +20%#81D8C9
Lighter +10%#5BCBB9
Darker −10%#2E9282
Darker −20%#226B5F
Darker −30%#15453D
Darker −40%#091E1A
More saturated +25%#1CD7B8
Less saturated −25%#589B90

Channel breakdown

R58
G185
B164
Red58 (22.7%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue170.08°
Saturation (HSL)52.26%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3A · G B9 · B A4

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