Recognised as Colour
#3BA7BB
- #3BA7BB
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#3BA7BB is a cyan with RGB values 59, 167, 187 and HSL 189°, 52%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#3BA7BB#3BA7BB
HEX#3BA7BB
RGBrgb(59, 167, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.6549, 0.7333
RGB percentages23.1%, 65.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(189.4, 52%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.4, 68.4%, 73.3%)
CMYK68.4%, 10.7%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,909,563
CSS custom property--colour: #3BA7BB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.43:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#C45844
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BB4F3B
Analogous#3BBB8F, #3B67BB
Triadic#BB3BA7, #A7BB3B
Split complementary#BB3B67, #BB8F3B
Tetradic#8F3BBB, #BB4F3B, #67BB3B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R59
G167
B187
Red59 (23.1%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue189.38°
Saturation (HSL)52.03%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G A7 · B BB
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