Colour
#3BAAC2
- #3BAAC2
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#3BAAC2 is a cyan with RGB values 59, 170, 194 and HSL 191°, 53%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#3BAAC2#3BAAC2
HEX#3BAAC2
RGBrgb(59, 170, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.6667, 0.7608
RGB percentages23.1%, 66.7%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(190.7, 53.4%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.7, 69.6%, 76.1%)
CMYK69.6%, 12.4%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,910,338
CSS custom property--colour: #3BAAC2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#C4553D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C2533B
Analogous#3BC296, #3B67C2
Triadic#C23BAA, #AAC23B
Split complementary#C23B67, #C2963B
Tetradic#963BC2, #C2533B, #67C23B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R59
G170
B194
Red59 (23.1%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue190.67°
Saturation (HSL)53.36%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G AA · B C2
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