Colour

#3B6867

#3B6867
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3B6867 is a cyan with RGB values 59, 104, 103 and HSL 179°, 28%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3B6867

RGBrgb(59, 104, 103)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.4078, 0.4039

RGB percentages23.1%, 40.8%, 40.4%

HSLhsl(178.7, 27.6%, 32%)

HSV / HSBhsv(178.7, 43.3%, 40.8%)

CMYK43.3%, 0%, 1%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,893,351

CSS custom property--colour: #3B6867;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.25:1

Contrast with white6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#C49798

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#636467no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B5E67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Tritanopia#276A68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.5 Teal · ΔE 15.6 Dim grey · ΔE 16.7 Slate grey · ΔE 19.1 Dark cyan · ΔE 19.3 Gray · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 10.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#683B3C

Analogous#3B6851, #3B5268

Triadic#673B68, #68673B

Split complementary#683B52, #68513B

Tetradic#513B68, #683B3C, #52683B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A4CBCA

Lighter +30%#83B9B8

Lighter +20%#63A6A5

Lighter +10%#4D8987

Darker −10%#294747

Darker −20%#162727

Darker −30%#040606

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#277C7A

Less saturated −25%#4F5454

Channel breakdown

R59

G104

B103

Red59 (23.1%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue103 (40.4%)

Hue178.67°

Saturation (HSL)27.61%

Lightness31.96%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 3B · G 68 · B 67

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