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Recognised as Colour

#3BB2C2

  • #3BB2C2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#3BB2C2 is a cyan with RGB values 59, 178, 194 and HSL 187°, 53%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#3BB2C2#3BB2C2
HEX#3BB2C2
RGBrgb(59, 178, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.698, 0.7608
RGB percentages23.1%, 69.8%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(187.1, 53.4%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.1, 69.6%, 76.1%)
CMYK69.6%, 8.2%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,912,386
CSS custom property--colour: #3BB2C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#C44D3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3ABC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F9DC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00BAB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 14.1Light seagreen · ΔE 15.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.9Dark cyan · ΔE 17.5Sky blue · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 14.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C24B3B
Analogous#3BC28E, #3B6FC2
Triadic#C23BB2, #B2C23B
Split complementary#C23B6F, #C28E3B
Tetradic#8E3BC2, #C24B3B, #6FC23B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6EFF3
Lighter +30%#AFE0E7
Lighter +20%#88D1DB
Lighter +10%#61C2CF
Darker −10%#2F8E9B
Darker −20%#236A74
Darker −30%#17464D
Darker −40%#0B2226
More saturated +25%#1BCAE2
Less saturated −25%#5B9AA2

Channel breakdown

R59
G178
B194
Red59 (23.1%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue187.11°
Saturation (HSL)53.36%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G B2 · B C2

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