Recognised as Colour

#3C9F7E

#3C9F7E
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sea green

#3C9F7E is a cyan with RGB values 60, 159, 126 and HSL 160°, 45%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#3C9F7E#3C9F7E

HEX#3C9F7E

RGBrgb(60, 159, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.6235, 0.4941

RGB percentages23.5%, 62.4%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(160, 45.2%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(160, 62.3%, 62.4%)

CMYK62.3%, 0%, 20.8%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,972,990

CSS custom property--colour: #3C9F7E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.45:1

Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#C36081

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9B957Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D8A80no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00A096no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 13.9 Light seagreen · ΔE 16.5 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.5 Medium seagreen · ΔE 20.1 Dark cyan · ΔE 20.1 Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 13.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9F3C5D

Analogous#3C9F4D, #3C8F9F

Triadic#7E3C9F, #9F7E3C

Split complementary#9F3C8E, #9F4D3C

Tetradic#4D3C9F, #9F3C5D, #8F9F3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C0E7DA

Lighter +30%#9BD9C4

Lighter +20%#76CBAF

Lighter +10%#51BD99

Darker −10%#2E7A61

Darker −20%#205543

Darker −30%#123026

Darker −40%#040B09

More saturated +25%#21BA87

Less saturated −25%#578475

Channel breakdown

R60

G159

B126

Red60 (23.5%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue160°

Saturation (HSL)45.21%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 3C · G 9F · B 7E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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