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Colour

#3C5357

  • #3C5357
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3C5357 is a cyan with RGB values 60, 83, 87 and HSL 189°, 18%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3C5357#3C5357
HEX#3C5357
RGBrgb(60, 83, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.3255, 0.3412
RGB percentages23.5%, 32.5%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(188.9, 18.4%, 28.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.9, 31%, 34.1%)
CMYK31%, 4.6%, 0%, 65.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,953,495
CSS custom property--colour: #3C5357;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.18:1
Contrast with white8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#C3ACA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F5157no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A4E57no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#335554no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 4.9Dim grey · ΔE 14.2Slate grey · ΔE 20.7Gray · ΔE 22Light slate grey · ΔE 23.7Teal · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 4.94, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57403C
Analogous#3C574E, #3C4657
Triadic#573C53, #53573C
Split complementary#573C45, #574E3C
Tetradic#4E3C57, #57403C, #45573C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A1BABE
Lighter +30%#83A4A9
Lighter +20%#668D93
Lighter +10%#517075
Darker −10%#273639
Darker −20%#12191B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2A6069
Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R60
G83
B87
Red60 (23.5%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue188.89°
Saturation (HSL)18.37%
Lightness28.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 53 · B 57

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