Recognised as Colour
#3C8A8A
- #3C8A8A
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#3C8A8A is a cyan with RGB values 60, 138, 138 and HSL 180°, 39%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#3C8A8A#3C8A8A
HEX#3C8A8A
RGBrgb(60, 138, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.5412, 0.5412
RGB percentages23.5%, 54.1%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(180, 39.4%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 56.5%, 54.1%)
CMYK56.5%, 0%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,967,626
CSS custom property--colour: #3C8A8A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#C37575
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8A3C3C
Analogous#3C8A63, #3C638A
Triadic#8A3C8A, #8A8A3C
Split complementary#8A3C63, #8A633C
Tetradic#633C8A, #8A3C3C, #638A3C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R60
G138
B138
Red60 (23.5%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)39.39%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 8A · B 8A
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