Colour
#3C6559
- #3C6559
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#3C6559 is a cyan with RGB values 60, 101, 89 and HSL 162°, 25%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#3C6559#3C6559
HEX#3C6559
RGBrgb(60, 101, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.3961, 0.349
RGB percentages23.5%, 39.6%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(162.4, 25.5%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.4, 40.6%, 39.6%)
CMYK40.6%, 0%, 11.9%, 60.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,958,105
CSS custom property--colour: #3C6559;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#C39AA6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#653C48
Analogous#3C6545, #3C5C65
Triadic#593C65, #65593C
Split complementary#653C5C, #65453C
Tetradic#453C65, #653C48, #5D653C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R60
G101
B89
Red60 (23.5%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue162.44°
Saturation (HSL)25.47%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3C · G 65 · B 59
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