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Recognised as Colour

#3C8F94

  • #3C8F94
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#3C8F94 is a cyan with RGB values 60, 143, 148 and HSL 183°, 42%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#3C8F94#3C8F94
HEX#3C8F94
RGBrgb(60, 143, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.5608, 0.5804
RGB percentages23.5%, 56.1%, 58%
HSLhsl(183.4, 42.3%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.4, 59.5%, 58%)
CMYK59.5%, 3.4%, 0%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,968,916
CSS custom property--colour: #3C8F94;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#C3706B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#858994no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#777F94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Tritanopia#009490no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 7.8Dark cyan · ΔE 7.8Teal · ΔE 8.7Light seagreen · ΔE 18.4Light slate grey · ΔE 21.1Slate grey · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 7.83, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94413C
Analogous#3C946D, #3C6394
Triadic#943C8F, #8F943C
Split complementary#943C63, #946D3C
Tetradic#6D3C94, #94413C, #63943C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9E0E3
Lighter +30%#95D0D4
Lighter +20%#71C1C5
Lighter +10%#4CB1B7
Darker −10%#2D6C70
Darker −20%#1F494B
Darker −30%#102627
Darker −40%#010303
More saturated +25%#22A6AE
Less saturated −25%#56787A

Channel breakdown

R60
G143
B148
Red60 (23.5%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue183.41°
Saturation (HSL)42.31%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 8F · B 94

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