Recognised as Colour

#3B737A

#3B737A
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Teal

#3B737A is a cyan with RGB values 59, 115, 122 and HSL 187°, 35%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.

Colour values

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HEX#3B737A

RGBrgb(59, 115, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.451, 0.4784

RGB percentages23.1%, 45.1%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(186.7, 34.8%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.7, 51.6%, 47.8%)

CMYK51.6%, 5.7%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,896,186

CSS custom property--colour: #3B737A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1

Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#C48C85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B6F7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#61677Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Tritanopia#147775no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Teal · ΔE 12.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.7 Dark cyan · ΔE 16 Slate grey · ΔE 16.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 16.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.9

Nearest named CSS colourTeal (#008080)ΔE 12.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7A423B

Analogous#3B7A61, #3B547A

Triadic#7A3B73, #737A3B

Split complementary#7A3B54, #7A613B

Tetradic#613B7A, #7A423B, #547A3B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ABD1D6

Lighter +30%#88BFC6

Lighter +20%#66ACB5

Lighter +10%#4C939C

Darker −10%#2A5358

Darker −20%#1A3235

Darker −30%#091213

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#248591

Less saturated −25%#526163

Channel breakdown

R59

G115

B122

Red59 (23.1%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue186.67°

Saturation (HSL)34.81%

Lightness35.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 73 · B 7A

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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