Recognised as Colour
#3C9BAA
- #3C9BAA
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#3C9BAA is a cyan with RGB values 60, 155, 170 and HSL 188°, 48%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#3C9BAA#3C9BAA
HEX#3C9BAA
RGBrgb(60, 155, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.6078, 0.6667
RGB percentages23.5%, 60.8%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(188.2, 47.8%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.2, 64.7%, 66.7%)
CMYK64.7%, 8.8%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,972,010
CSS custom property--colour: #3C9BAA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#C36455
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AA4B3C
Analogous#3CAA82, #3C64AA
Triadic#AA3C9B, #9BAA3C
Split complementary#AA3C64, #AA823C
Tetradic#823CAA, #AA4B3C, #64AA3C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R60
G155
B170
Red60 (23.5%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue188.18°
Saturation (HSL)47.83%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 9B · B AA
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