Recognised as Colour
#3B8887
- #3B8887
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#3B8887 is a cyan with RGB values 59, 136, 135 and HSL 179°, 39%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#3B8887#3B8887
HEX#3B8887
RGBrgb(59, 136, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.5333, 0.5294
RGB percentages23.1%, 53.3%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(179.2, 39.5%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(179.2, 56.6%, 53.3%)
CMYK56.6%, 0%, 0.7%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,901,575
CSS custom property--colour: #3B8887;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#C47778
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#883B3C
Analogous#3B8860, #3B6388
Triadic#873B88, #88873B
Split complementary#883B63, #88603B
Tetradic#603B88, #883B3C, #63883B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R59
G136
B135
Red59 (23.1%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue179.22°
Saturation (HSL)39.49%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3B · G 88 · B 87
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