Recognised as Colour

#3CA489

#3CA489
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light seagreen

#3CA489 is a cyan with RGB values 60, 164, 137 and HSL 164°, 46%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#3CA489

RGBrgb(60, 164, 137)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.6431, 0.5373

RGB percentages23.5%, 64.3%, 53.7%

HSLhsl(164.4, 46.4%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(164.4, 63.4%, 64.3%)

CMYK63.4%, 0%, 16.5%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,974,281

CSS custom property--colour: #3CA489;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.86:1

Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#C35B76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9F9A88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#908F8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00A69Cno 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 text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 12.5 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.1 Dark cyan · ΔE 17.8 Sea green · ΔE 17.9 Teal · ΔE 20.3 Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A43C57

Analogous#3CA455, #3C8BA4

Triadic#893CA4, #A4893C

Split complementary#A43C8B, #A4553C

Tetradic#553CA4, #A43C57, #8BA43C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C3E9DF

Lighter +30%#9EDBCB

Lighter +20%#78CEB8

Lighter +10%#53C0A4

Darker −10%#2E7F6A

Darker −20%#21594B

Darker −30%#13342B

Darker −40%#050F0C

More saturated +25%#20C096

Less saturated −25%#58887C

Channel breakdown

R60

G164

B137

Red60 (23.5%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue137 (53.7%)

Hue164.42°

Saturation (HSL)46.43%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 3C · G A4 · B 89

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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