Recognised as Colour

#3BB1BE

#3BB1BE
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#3BB1BE is a cyan with RGB values 59, 177, 190 and HSL 186°, 53%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#3BB1BE#3BB1BE

HEX#3BB1BE

RGBrgb(59, 177, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.6941, 0.7451

RGB percentages23.1%, 69.4%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(186, 52.6%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186, 68.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK68.9%, 6.8%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,912,126

CSS custom property--colour: #3BB1BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1

Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#C44E41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A3AABFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#909CBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00B8B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 13.7 Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.1 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.9 Dark cyan · ΔE 16.3 Sky blue · ΔE 19

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BE483B

Analogous#3BBE89, #3B70BE

Triadic#BE3BB1, #B1BE3B

Split complementary#BE3B70, #BE893B

Tetradic#893BBE, #BE483B, #70BE3B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4EFF1

Lighter +30%#ADE0E5

Lighter +20%#86D1D9

Lighter +10%#5FC2CD

Darker −10%#2F8D97

Darker −20%#236870

Darker −30%#174449

Darker −40%#0B2022

More saturated +25%#1CCADD

Less saturated −25%#5A989F

Channel breakdown

R59

G177

B190

Red59 (23.1%)

Green177 (69.4%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue185.95°

Saturation (HSL)52.61%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G B1 · B BE

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