Recognised as Colour
#3C8074
- #3C8074
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#3C8074 is a cyan with RGB values 60, 128, 116 and HSL 169°, 36%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#3C8074#3C8074
HEX#3C8074
RGBrgb(60, 128, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.502, 0.4549
RGB percentages23.5%, 50.2%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(169.4, 36.2%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.4, 53.1%, 50.2%)
CMYK53.1%, 0%, 9.4%, 49.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,965,044
CSS custom property--colour: #3C8074;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#C37F8B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#803C48
Analogous#3C8052, #3C6A80
Triadic#743C80, #80743C
Split complementary#803C6A, #80523C
Tetradic#523C80, #803C48, #6A803C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R60
G128
B116
Red60 (23.5%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue169.41°
Saturation (HSL)36.17%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3C · G 80 · B 74
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