Recognised as Colour
#3BB089
- #3BB089
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#3BB089 is a cyan with RGB values 59, 176, 137 and HSL 160°, 50%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#3BB089#3BB089
HEX#3BB089
RGBrgb(59, 176, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.6902, 0.5373
RGB percentages23.1%, 69%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(160, 49.8%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 66.5%, 69%)
CMYK66.5%, 0%, 22.2%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,911,817
CSS custom property--colour: #3BB089;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33787WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.76:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#C44F76
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B03B62
Analogous#3BB04E, #3B9DB0
Triadic#893BB0, #B0893B
Split complementary#B03B9C, #B04E3B
Tetradic#4F3BB0, #B03B62, #9CB03B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R59
G176
B137
Red59 (23.1%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)49.79%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3B · G B0 · B 89
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