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Recognised as Colour

#3BB3A8

  • #3BB3A8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#3BB3A8 is a cyan with RGB values 59, 179, 168 and HSL 175°, 50%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#3BB3A8#3BB3A8
HEX#3BB3A8
RGBrgb(59, 179, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.702, 0.6588
RGB percentages23.1%, 70.2%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(174.5, 50.4%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.5, 67%, 70.2%)
CMYK67%, 0%, 6.1%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,912,616
CSS custom property--colour: #3BB3A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#C44C57

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAA9A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Deuteranopia#989CA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00B7AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 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 text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 3.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.7Dark cyan · ΔE 15.9Cadetblue · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 3.19, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B33B46
Analogous#3BB36C, #3B82B3
Triadic#A83BB3, #B3A83B
Split complementary#B33B82, #B36C3B
Tetradic#6C3BB3, #B33B46, #82B33B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCEEEB
Lighter +30%#A5E2DC
Lighter +20%#7FD5CD
Lighter +10%#59C8BE
Darker −10%#2E8D84
Darker −20%#226660
Darker −30%#15403C
Darker −40%#081A18
More saturated +25%#1DD1C0
Less saturated −25%#599590

Channel breakdown

R59
G179
B168
Red59 (23.1%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue174.5°
Saturation (HSL)50.42%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3B · G B3 · B A8

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