Recognised as Colour

#3AFFE5

#3AFFE5
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Aquamarine

#3AFFE5 is a cyan with RGB values 58, 255, 229 and HSL 172°, 100%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

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HEX#3AFFE5

RGBrgb(58, 255, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.2275, 1, 0.898

RGB percentages22.7%, 100%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(172.1, 100%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(172.1, 77.3%, 100%)

CMYK77.3%, 0%, 10.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,866,597

CSS custom property--colour: #3AFFE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78077WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness212.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.62:1

Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3

Inverted#C5001A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F3F0E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original

Deuteranopia#DADDE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00FFF7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 12.8 Turquoise · ΔE 13 Aqua · ΔE 13.8 Cyan · ΔE 13.8 Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.8 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 12.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF3A54

Analogous#3AFF83, #3AB6FF

Triadic#E53AFF, #FFE53A

Split complementary#FF3AB6, #FF833A

Tetradic#833AFF, #FF3A54, #B7FF3A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D3FFF9

Lighter +20%#A0FFF2

Lighter +10%#6DFFEC

Darker −10%#07FFDE

Darker −20%#00D3B7

Darker −30%#00A08B

Darker −40%#006D5F

More saturated +25%#3AFFE5

Less saturated −25%#53E6D3

Channel breakdown

R58

G255

B229

Red58 (22.7%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue172.08°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 3A · G FF · B E5

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