Recognised as Colour
#3BF9DC
- #3BF9DC
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aquamarine
#3BF9DC is a cyan with RGB values 59, 249, 220 and HSL 171°, 94%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.
Colour values
#3BF9DC#3BF9DC
HEX#3BF9DC
RGBrgb(59, 249, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.9765, 0.8627
RGB percentages23.1%, 97.6%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(170.8, 94.1%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.8, 76.3%, 97.6%)
CMYK76.3%, 0%, 11.6%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,930,588
CSS custom property--colour: #3BF9DC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.73848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.77:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#C40623
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F93B58
Analogous#3BF97D, #3BB7F9
Triadic#DC3BF9, #F9DC3B
Split complementary#F93BB7, #F97D3B
Tetradic#7D3BF9, #F93B58, #B7F93B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R59
G249
B220
Red59 (23.1%)
Green249 (97.6%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue170.84°
Saturation (HSL)94.06%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3B · G F9 · B DC
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