Colour
#3B9C88
- #3B9C88
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#3B9C88 is a cyan with RGB values 59, 156, 136 and HSL 168°, 45%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#3B9C88#3B9C88
HEX#3B9C88
RGBrgb(59, 156, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.6118, 0.5333
RGB percentages23.1%, 61.2%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(167.6, 45.1%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.6, 62.2%, 61.2%)
CMYK62.2%, 0%, 12.8%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,906,696
CSS custom property--colour: #3B9C88;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#C46377
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9C3B4F
Analogous#3B9C58, #3B809C
Triadic#883B9C, #9C883B
Split complementary#9C3B80, #9C583B
Tetradic#583B9C, #9C3B4F, #809C3B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R59
G156
B136
Red59 (23.1%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue167.63°
Saturation (HSL)45.12%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3B · G 9C · B 88
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