Colour

#3AD8D8

#3AD8D8
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#3AD8D8 is a cyan with RGB values 58, 216, 216 and HSL 180°, 67%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#3AD8D8

RGBrgb(58, 216, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.8471, 0.8471

RGB percentages22.7%, 84.7%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(180, 66.9%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 73.1%, 84.7%)

CMYK73.1%, 0%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,856,600

CSS custom property--colour: #3AD8D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.99:1

Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#C52727

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CACDD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3BDD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00DFD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 4.3 Dark turquoise · ΔE 4.3 Turquoise · ΔE 9.4 Light seagreen · ΔE 14.3 Aqua · ΔE 15.3 Cyan · ΔE 15.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 4.25, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D83A3A

Analogous#3AD889, #3A89D8

Triadic#D83AD8, #D8D83A

Split complementary#D83A89, #D8893A

Tetradic#893AD8, #D83A3A, #89D83A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E4FAFA

Lighter +30%#BAF1F1

Lighter +20%#8FE9E9

Lighter +10%#65E0E0

Darker −10%#25BABA

Darker −20%#1C9090

Darker −30%#146565

Darker −40%#0C3A3A

More saturated +25%#1CF6F6

Less saturated −25%#57BBBB

Channel breakdown

R58

G216

B216

Red58 (22.7%)

Green216 (84.7%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)66.95%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR 3A · G D8 · B D8

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