Colour

#3BE495

#3BE495
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium spring green

#3BE495 is a cyan with RGB values 59, 228, 149 and HSL 152°, 76%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium spring green.

Colour values

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HEX#3BE495

RGBrgb(59, 228, 149)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.8941, 0.5843

RGB percentages23.1%, 89.4%, 58.4%

HSLhsl(152, 75.8%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(152, 74.1%, 89.4%)

CMYK74.1%, 0%, 34.6%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,925,141

CSS custom property--colour: #3BE495;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.72:1

Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#C41B6A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E2D290no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#CEC39Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00E2D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium spring green · ΔE 13.6 Light green · ΔE 18 Pale green · ΔE 19.3 Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.9 Aquamarine · ΔE 24.9 Spring green · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium spring green (#00FA9A)ΔE 13.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E43B8A

Analogous#3BE441, #3BDFE4

Triadic#953BE4, #E4953B

Split complementary#E43BDF, #E4403B

Tetradic#403BE4, #E43B8A, #DFE43B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEFDF6

Lighter +30%#C1F7DE

Lighter +20%#95F0C5

Lighter +10%#68EAAD

Darker −10%#1DCF7C

Darker −20%#16A361

Darker −30%#107646

Darker −40%#0A492C

More saturated +25%#20FF97

Less saturated −25%#57C893

Channel breakdown

R59

G228

B149

Red59 (23.1%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue149 (58.4%)

Hue151.95°

Saturation (HSL)75.78%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 3B · G E4 · B 95

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