Recognised as Colour
#3BF9F1
- #3BF9F1
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aqua
#3BF9F1 is a cyan with RGB values 59, 249, 241 and HSL 177°, 94%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.
Colour values
#3BF9F1#3BF9F1
HEX#3BF9F1
RGBrgb(59, 249, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.9765, 0.9451
RGB percentages23.1%, 97.6%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(177.5, 94.1%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.5, 76.3%, 97.6%)
CMYK76.3%, 0%, 3.2%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,930,609
CSS custom property--colour: #3BF9F1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.75032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.01:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#C4060E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F93B43
Analogous#3BF992, #3BA2F9
Triadic#F13BF9, #F9F13B
Split complementary#F93BA2, #F9923B
Tetradic#923BF9, #F93B43, #A2F93B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R59
G249
B241
Red59 (23.1%)
Green249 (97.6%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue177.47°
Saturation (HSL)94.06%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3B · G F9 · B F1
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