Colour

#3C5154

#3C5154
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3C5154 is a cyan with RGB values 60, 81, 84 and HSL 188°, 17%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3C5154

RGBrgb(60, 81, 84)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.3176, 0.3294

RGB percentages23.5%, 31.8%, 32.9%

HSLhsl(187.5, 16.7%, 28.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.5, 28.6%, 32.9%)

CMYK28.6%, 3.6%, 0%, 67.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,952,980

CSS custom property--colour: #3C5154;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07486WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.41:1

Contrast with white8.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#C3AEAB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E4F54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#494C54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Tritanopia#345352no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 4.8 Dim grey · ΔE 14.3 Slate grey · ΔE 21.5 Gray · ΔE 22.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.5 Teal · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 4.81, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#543F3C

Analogous#3C544B, #3C4554

Triadic#543C51, #51543C

Split complementary#543C45, #544B3C

Tetradic#4B3C54, #543F3C, #45543C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A1B8BB

Lighter +30%#83A2A6

Lighter +20%#678A90

Lighter +10%#516E72

Darker −10%#273436

Darker −20%#111818

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2A5F66

Less saturated −25%#484848

Channel breakdown

R60

G81

B84

Red60 (23.5%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue84 (32.9%)

Hue187.5°

Saturation (HSL)16.67%

Lightness28.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 51 · B 54

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