Recognised as Colour
#3BA8A8
- #3BA8A8
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#3BA8A8 is a cyan with RGB values 59, 168, 168 and HSL 180°, 48%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#3BA8A8#3BA8A8
HEX#3BA8A8
RGBrgb(59, 168, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.6588, 0.6588
RGB percentages23.1%, 65.9%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(180, 48%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 64.9%, 65.9%)
CMYK64.9%, 0%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,909,800
CSS custom property--colour: #3BA8A8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#C45757
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A83B3B
Analogous#3BA872, #3B72A8
Triadic#A83BA8, #A8A83B
Split complementary#A83B72, #A8723B
Tetradic#723BA8, #A83B3B, #72A83B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R59
G168
B168
Red59 (23.1%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)48.02%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 3B · G A8 · B A8
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