Colour

#3CA7BA

#3CA7BA
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#3CA7BA is a cyan with RGB values 60, 167, 186 and HSL 189°, 51%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#3CA7BA#3CA7BA

HEX#3CA7BA

RGBrgb(60, 167, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.6549, 0.7294

RGB percentages23.5%, 65.5%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(189, 51.2%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189, 67.7%, 72.9%)

CMYK67.7%, 10.2%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,975,098

CSS custom property--colour: #3CA7BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.43:1

Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#C35845

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#98A1BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8694BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00AFADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.3 Dark cyan · ΔE 16.2 Light seagreen · ΔE 18.4 Sky blue · ΔE 18.5 Teal · ΔE 18.9 Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.5

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BA4F3C

Analogous#3CBA8E, #3C68BA

Triadic#BA3CA7, #A7BA3C

Split complementary#BA3C68, #BA8E3C

Tetradic#8E3CBA, #BA4F3C, #68BA3C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2ECF0

Lighter +30%#ABDBE4

Lighter +20%#85CBD7

Lighter +10%#5EBBCB

Darker −10%#308493

Darker −20%#23626D

Darker −30%#173F46

Darker −40%#0A1D20

More saturated +25%#1DBCD9

Less saturated −25%#5B929B

Channel breakdown

R60

G167

B186

Red60 (23.5%)

Green167 (65.5%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue189.05°

Saturation (HSL)51.22%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G A7 · B BA

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