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Recognised as Colour

#3B838F

  • #3B838F
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Teal

#3B838F is a cyan with RGB values 59, 131, 143 and HSL 189°, 42%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.

Colour values

#3B838F#3B838F
HEX#3B838F
RGBrgb(59, 131, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.5137, 0.5608
RGB percentages23.1%, 51.4%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(188.6, 41.6%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.6, 58.7%, 56.1%)
CMYK58.7%, 8.4%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,900,303
CSS custom property--colour: #3B838F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.83:1
Contrast with white4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#C47C70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#787F90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C758Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008987no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Teal · ΔE 11.5Cadetblue · ΔE 11.9Dark cyan · ΔE 12.7Slate grey · ΔE 16.9Light slate grey · ΔE 17.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourTeal (#008080)ΔE 11.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F473B
Analogous#3B8F71, #3B598F
Triadic#8F3B83, #838F3B
Split complementary#8F3B59, #8F713B
Tetradic#713B8F, #8F473B, #598F3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5DAE1
Lighter +30%#91C9D2
Lighter +20%#6DB7C3
Lighter +10%#4AA4B3
Darker −10%#2C626B
Darker −20%#1D4147
Darker −30%#0E2023
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2295A8
Less saturated −25%#547176

Channel breakdown

R59
G131
B143
Red59 (23.1%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue188.57°
Saturation (HSL)41.58%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 83 · B 8F

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