Colour

#3CA48B

#3CA48B
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light seagreen

#3CA48B is a cyan with RGB values 60, 164, 139 and HSL 166°, 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

#3CA48B#3CA48B

HEX#3CA48B

RGBrgb(60, 164, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.6431, 0.5451

RGB percentages23.5%, 64.3%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(165.6, 46.4%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(165.6, 63.4%, 64.3%)

CMYK63.4%, 0%, 15.2%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,974,283

CSS custom property--colour: #3CA48B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.88:1

Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#C35B74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9F9A8Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#908F8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00A69Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 11.6 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.3 Dark cyan · ΔE 16.8 Sea green · ΔE 18.9 Teal · ΔE 19.4 Cadetblue · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A43C55

Analogous#3CA457, #3C89A4

Triadic#8B3CA4, #A48B3C

Split complementary#A43C89, #A4573C

Tetradic#573CA4, #A43C55, #89A43C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C3E9E0

Lighter +30%#9EDBCD

Lighter +20%#78CEB9

Lighter +10%#53C0A6

Darker −10%#2E7F6B

Darker −20%#21594C

Darker −30%#13342C

Darker −40%#050F0C

More saturated +25%#20C09A

Less saturated −25%#58887C

Channel breakdown

R60

G164

B139

Red60 (23.5%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue165.58°

Saturation (HSL)46.43%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 3C · G A4 · B 8B

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