Colour

#3CABB0

#3CABB0
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light seagreen

#3CABB0 is a cyan with RGB values 60, 171, 176 and HSL 183°, 49%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#3CABB0#3CABB0

HEX#3CABB0

RGBrgb(60, 171, 176)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.6706, 0.6902

RGB percentages23.5%, 67.1%, 69%

HSLhsl(182.6, 49.2%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(182.6, 65.9%, 69%)

CMYK65.9%, 2.8%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,976,112

CSS custom property--colour: #3CABB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1

Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#C3544F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9FA3B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D96B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original

Tritanopia#00B1ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 10.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 10.9 Dark cyan · ΔE 12.5 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.4 Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.6 Teal · ΔE 16.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 10.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B0413C

Analogous#3CB07B, #3C71B0

Triadic#B03CAB, #ABB03C

Split complementary#B03C71, #B07B3C

Tetradic#7B3CB0, #B0413C, #71B03C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CBECED

Lighter +30%#A5DEE0

Lighter +20%#7FD0D3

Lighter +10%#59C2C6

Darker −10%#2F868A

Darker −20%#226164

Darker −30%#153C3E

Darker −40%#081718

More saturated +25%#1EC6CE

Less saturated −25%#5A9093

Channel breakdown

R60

G171

B176

Red60 (23.5%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue176 (69%)

Hue182.59°

Saturation (HSL)49.15%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G AB · B B0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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