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Recognised as Colour

#3BE2A2

  • #3BE2A2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#3BE2A2 is a cyan with RGB values 59, 226, 162 and HSL 157°, 74%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#3BE2A2#3BE2A2
HEX#3BE2A2
RGBrgb(59, 226, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.8863, 0.6353
RGB percentages23.1%, 88.6%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(157, 74.2%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157, 73.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK73.9%, 0%, 28.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,924,642
CSS custom property--colour: #3BE2A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.59:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#C41D5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DED19Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAC2A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original
Tritanopia#00E2D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.2Aquamarine · ΔE 18.6Medium spring green · ΔE 20.3Light green · ΔE 21.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22Pale green · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 18.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E23B7B
Analogous#3BE24F, #3BCEE2
Triadic#A23BE2, #E2A23B
Split complementary#E23BCE, #E24F3B
Tetradic#4F3BE2, #E23B7B, #CEE23B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDFCF6
Lighter +30%#C0F6E1
Lighter +20%#94EFCC
Lighter +10%#67E9B7
Darker −10%#1ECC89
Darker −20%#189F6B
Darker −30%#11734D
Darker −40%#0A4730
More saturated +25%#1FFEA9
Less saturated −25%#57C69B

Channel breakdown

R59
G226
B162
Red59 (23.1%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue157.01°
Saturation (HSL)74.22%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3B · G E2 · B A2

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