Recognised as Colour
#3BF3DB
- #3BF3DB
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#3BF3DB is a cyan with RGB values 59, 243, 219 and HSL 172°, 88%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#3BF3DB#3BF3DB
HEX#3BF3DB
RGBrgb(59, 243, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.9529, 0.8588
RGB percentages23.1%, 95.3%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(172.2, 88.5%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.2, 75.7%, 95.3%)
CMYK75.7%, 0%, 9.9%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,929,051
CSS custom property--colour: #3BF3DB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.70145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.03:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#C40C24
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F33B53
Analogous#3BF37F, #3BAFF3
Triadic#DB3BF3, #F3DB3B
Split complementary#F33BAF, #F37F3B
Tetradic#7F3BF3, #F33B53, #AFF33B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R59
G243
B219
Red59 (23.1%)
Green243 (95.3%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue172.17°
Saturation (HSL)88.46%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3B · G F3 · B DB
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