Recognised as Colour
#3B6964
- #3B6964
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#3B6964 is a cyan with RGB values 59, 105, 100 and HSL 173°, 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
#3B6964#3B6964
HEX#3B6964
RGBrgb(59, 105, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.4118, 0.3922
RGB percentages23.1%, 41.2%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(173.5, 28%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.5, 43.8%, 41.2%)
CMYK43.8%, 0%, 4.8%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,893,604
CSS custom property--colour: #3B6964;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#C4969B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#693B40
Analogous#3B694D, #3B5769
Triadic#643B69, #69643B
Split complementary#693B57, #694D3B
Tetradic#4D3B69, #693B40, #57693B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R59
G105
B100
Red59 (23.1%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue173.48°
Saturation (HSL)28.05%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3B · G 69 · B 64
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