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Colour

#3AF9C9

  • #3AF9C9
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aquamarine

#3AF9C9 is a cyan with RGB values 58, 249, 201 and HSL 165°, 94%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#3AF9C9#3AF9C9
HEX#3AF9C9
RGBrgb(58, 249, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.9765, 0.7882
RGB percentages22.7%, 97.6%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(164.9, 94.1%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.9, 76.7%, 97.6%)
CMYK76.7%, 0%, 19.3%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,865,033
CSS custom property--colour: #3AF9C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72868WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.57:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#C50636

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2E8C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAD7CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00FBEBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 12Turquoise · ΔE 20.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22.6Aqua · ΔE 25.8Cyan · ΔE 25.8Medium spring green · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 11.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F93A6A
Analogous#3AF96A, #3AC9F9
Triadic#C93AF9, #F9C93A
Split complementary#F93AC9, #F96A3A
Tetradic#6A3AF9, #F93A6A, #C9F93A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#CEFEF2
Lighter +20%#9DFCE4
Lighter +10%#6BFBD7
Darker −10%#09F7BB
Darker −20%#06C796
Darker −30%#059571
Darker −40%#03644C
More saturated +25%#34FFCC
Less saturated −25%#53E0BC

Channel breakdown

R58
G249
B201
Red58 (22.7%)
Green249 (97.6%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue164.92°
Saturation (HSL)94.09%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3A · G F9 · B C9

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