Colour
#3B9097
- #3B9097
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#3B9097 is a cyan with RGB values 59, 144, 151 and HSL 185°, 44%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#3B9097#3B9097
HEX#3B9097
RGBrgb(59, 144, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.5647, 0.5922
RGB percentages23.1%, 56.5%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(184.6, 43.8%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.6, 60.9%, 59.2%)
CMYK60.9%, 4.6%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,903,639
CSS custom property--colour: #3B9097;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#C46F68
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97423B
Analogous#3B9770, #3B6297
Triadic#973B90, #90973B
Split complementary#973B62, #97703B
Tetradic#703B97, #97423B, #62973B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R59
G144
B151
Red59 (23.1%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue184.57°
Saturation (HSL)43.81%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 90 · B 97
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