Colour
#3B6859
- #3B6859
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#3B6859 is a cyan with RGB values 59, 104, 89 and HSL 160°, 28%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#3B6859#3B6859
HEX#3B6859
RGBrgb(59, 104, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.4078, 0.349
RGB percentages23.1%, 40.8%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(160, 27.6%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 43.3%, 40.8%)
CMYK43.3%, 0%, 14.4%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,893,337
CSS custom property--colour: #3B6859;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.34:1
Contrast with white6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#C497A6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#683B4A
Analogous#3B6842, #3B6168
Triadic#593B68, #68593B
Split complementary#683B60, #68423B
Tetradic#433B68, #683B4A, #61683B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R59
G104
B89
Red59 (23.1%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)27.61%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3B · G 68 · B 59
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