Recognised as Colour

#3BB485

#3BB485
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium seagreen

#3BB485 is a cyan with RGB values 59, 180, 133 and HSL 157°, 51%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#3BB485

RGBrgb(59, 180, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.7059, 0.5216

RGB percentages23.1%, 70.6%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(156.7, 50.6%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(156.7, 67.2%, 70.6%)

CMYK67.2%, 0%, 26.1%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,912,837

CSS custom property--colour: #3BB485;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.05:1

Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#C44B7A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B1A782no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A19C88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00B4A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 10.6 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.1 Sea green · ΔE 16.2 Light seagreen · ΔE 21.9 Dark seagreen · ΔE 22 Turquoise · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 10.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B43B6A

Analogous#3BB449, #3BA6B4

Triadic#853BB4, #B4853B

Split complementary#B43BA6, #B4493B

Tetradic#493BB4, #B43B6A, #A6B43B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDEEE1

Lighter +30%#A6E2CB

Lighter +20%#80D5B4

Lighter +10%#59C99D

Darker −10%#2E8E69

Darker −20%#22674C

Darker −30%#154130

Darker −40%#091A13

More saturated +25%#1DD28C

Less saturated −25%#59967E

Channel breakdown

R59

G180

B133

Red59 (23.1%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue156.69°

Saturation (HSL)50.63%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 3B · G B4 · B 85

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