Colour

#3BADB3

#3BADB3
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light seagreen

#3BADB3 is a cyan with RGB values 59, 173, 179 and HSL 183°, 50%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#3BADB3#3BADB3

HEX#3BADB3

RGBrgb(59, 173, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.6784, 0.702

RGB percentages23.1%, 67.8%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(183, 50.4%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(183, 67%, 70.2%)

CMYK67%, 3.4%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,911,091

CSS custom property--colour: #3BADB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.81:1

Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#C4524C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A1A5B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F98B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00B3AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 10.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 11.6 Dark cyan · ΔE 13.3 Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.9 Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.9 Teal · ΔE 17.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 10.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B3413B

Analogous#3BB37D, #3B71B3

Triadic#B33BAD, #ADB33B

Split complementary#B33B71, #B37D3B

Tetradic#7D3BB3, #B3413B, #71B33B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CCECEE

Lighter +30%#A5DFE2

Lighter +20%#7FD1D5

Lighter +10%#59C3C8

Darker −10%#2E888D

Darker −20%#226366

Darker −30%#153E40

Darker −40%#08191A

More saturated +25%#1DC8D1

Less saturated −25%#599295

Channel breakdown

R59

G173

B179

Red59 (23.1%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue183°

Saturation (HSL)50.42%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G AD · B B3

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Colour values

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