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Recognised as Colour

#3BB2AC

  • #3BB2AC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#3BB2AC is a cyan with RGB values 59, 178, 172 and HSL 177°, 50%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#3BB2AC#3BB2AC
HEX#3BB2AC
RGBrgb(59, 178, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.698, 0.6745
RGB percentages23.1%, 69.8%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(177, 50.2%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177, 66.9%, 69.8%)
CMYK66.9%, 0%, 3.4%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,912,364
CSS custom property--colour: #3BB2AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.15:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#C44D53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8A9ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#969CADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00B7B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 3.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.9Dark cyan · ΔE 14.7Cadetblue · ΔE 15Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 3.78, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B23B41
Analogous#3BB271, #3B7CB2
Triadic#AC3BB2, #B2AC3B
Split complementary#B23B7C, #B2713B
Tetradic#713BB2, #B23B41, #7CB23B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBEEEC
Lighter +30%#A5E1DE
Lighter +20%#7FD4D0
Lighter +10%#58C8C2
Darker −10%#2E8C87
Darker −20%#226562
Darker −30%#153F3D
Darker −40%#081918
More saturated +25%#1DD0C7
Less saturated −25%#599491

Channel breakdown

R59
G178
B172
Red59 (23.1%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue176.97°
Saturation (HSL)50.21%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3B · G B2 · B AC

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