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Recognised as Colour

#3B997C

  • #3B997C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#3B997C is a cyan with RGB values 59, 153, 124 and HSL 161°, 44%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#3B997C#3B997C
HEX#3B997C
RGBrgb(59, 153, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.6, 0.4863
RGB percentages23.1%, 60%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(161.5, 44.3%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.5, 61.4%, 60%)
CMYK61.4%, 0%, 19%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,905,916
CSS custom property--colour: #3B997C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#C46683

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#958F7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#88857Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Tritanopia#009A91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 15Light seagreen · ΔE 16.1Dark cyan · ΔE 17.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.8Teal · ΔE 19Cadetblue · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 14.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#993B58
Analogous#3B994D, #3B8799
Triadic#7C3B99, #997C3B
Split complementary#993B87, #994D3B
Tetradic#4D3B99, #993B58, #87993B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBE5D8
Lighter +30%#96D7C3
Lighter +20%#72C8AE
Lighter +10%#4DBA98
Darker −10%#2D745E
Darker −20%#1F4F40
Darker −30%#102B23
Darker −40%#020605
More saturated +25%#21B386
Less saturated −25%#567E72

Channel breakdown

R59
G153
B124
Red59 (23.1%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue161.49°
Saturation (HSL)44.34%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3B · G 99 · B 7C

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