Colour
#3C6859
- #3C6859
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#3C6859 is a cyan with RGB values 60, 104, 89 and HSL 160°, 27%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#3C6859#3C6859
HEX#3C6859
RGBrgb(60, 104, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.4078, 0.349
RGB percentages23.5%, 40.8%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(159.5, 26.8%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.5, 42.3%, 40.8%)
CMYK42.3%, 0%, 14.4%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,958,873
CSS custom property--colour: #3C6859;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#C397A6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#683C4B
Analogous#3C6843, #3C6168
Triadic#593C68, #68593C
Split complementary#683C61, #68433C
Tetradic#433C68, #683C4B, #61683C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R60
G104
B89
Red60 (23.5%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue159.55°
Saturation (HSL)26.83%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3C · G 68 · B 59
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