Recognised as Colour
#3BFCED
- #3BFCED
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aqua
#3BFCED is a cyan with RGB values 59, 252, 237 and HSL 175°, 97%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.
Colour values
#3BFCED#3BFCED
HEX#3BFCED
RGBrgb(59, 252, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.9882, 0.9294
RGB percentages23.1%, 98.8%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(175.3, 97%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.3, 76.6%, 98.8%)
CMYK76.6%, 0%, 6%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,931,373
CSS custom property--colour: #3BFCED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.76665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.33:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#C40312
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FC3B4A
Analogous#3BFC8D, #3BAAFC
Triadic#ED3BFC, #FCED3B
Split complementary#FC3BAB, #FC8D3B
Tetradic#8C3BFC, #FC3B4A, #ABFC3B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R59
G252
B237
Red59 (23.1%)
Green252 (98.8%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue175.34°
Saturation (HSL)96.98%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3B · G FC · B ED
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