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Recognised as Colour

#3AC2D4

  • #3AC2D4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#3AC2D4 is a cyan with RGB values 58, 194, 212 and HSL 187°, 64%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#3AC2D4#3AC2D4
HEX#3AC2D4
RGBrgb(58, 194, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.7608, 0.8314
RGB percentages22.7%, 76.1%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(187, 64.2%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187, 72.6%, 83.1%)
CMYK72.6%, 8.5%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,850,964
CSS custom property--colour: #3AC2D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.85:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#C53D2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1BBD5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BABD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00CBC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.1Light seagreen · ΔE 16.6Sky blue · ΔE 16.6Cadetblue · ΔE 19.4Light skyblue · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 12.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D44C3A
Analogous#3AD499, #3A75D4
Triadic#D43AC2, #C2D43A
Split complementary#D43A75, #D4993A
Tetradic#993AD4, #D44C3A, #75D43A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1F6F9
Lighter +30%#B8E9EF
Lighter +20%#8EDCE6
Lighter +10%#64CFDD
Darker −10%#27A3B4
Darker −20%#1E7D8A
Darker −30%#155760
Darker −40%#0C3136
More saturated +25%#1CD9F2
Less saturated −25%#58ABB6

Channel breakdown

R58
G194
B212
Red58 (22.7%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue187.01°
Saturation (HSL)64.17%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G C2 · B D4

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