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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

Protanopia#ACA487no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C988Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B1A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original
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

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 11.71, a distinctly different colour
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

Lighter +40%#CAEDE1
Lighter +30%#A4E0CC
Lighter +20%#7DD4B7
Lighter +10%#57C7A2
Darker −10%#2E8A6B
Darker −20%#21644E
Darker −30%#153D30
Darker −40%#081712
More saturated +25%#1ECD93
Less saturated −25%#58937F

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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