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Recognised as Colour

#3BD79F

  • #3BD79F
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#3BD79F is a cyan with RGB values 59, 215, 159 and HSL 158°, 66%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#3BD79F#3BD79F
HEX#3BD79F
RGBrgb(59, 215, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.8431, 0.6235
RGB percentages23.1%, 84.3%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(158.5, 66.1%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(158.5, 72.6%, 84.3%)
CMYK72.6%, 0%, 26%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,921,823
CSS custom property--colour: #3BD79F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.41:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#C42860

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3C79Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFB9A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00D7C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 15.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.8Aquamarine · ΔE 17.8Turquoise · ΔE 22.5Light green · ΔE 23.6Medium spring green · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 15.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D73B73
Analogous#3BD751, #3BC1D7
Triadic#9F3BD7, #D79F3B
Split complementary#D73BC1, #D7513B
Tetradic#513BD7, #D73B73, #C1D73B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4FAF2
Lighter +30%#BAF1DD
Lighter +20%#90E8C8
Lighter +10%#65E0B4
Darker −10%#26B984
Darker −20%#1D8F66
Darker −30%#156448
Darker −40%#0C3A2A
More saturated +25%#1DF4A7
Less saturated −25%#58BA97

Channel breakdown

R59
G215
B159
Red59 (23.1%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue158.46°
Saturation (HSL)66.1%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3B · G D7 · B 9F

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