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Recognised as Colour

#3CB0B0

  • #3CB0B0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#3CB0B0 is a cyan with RGB values 60, 176, 176 and HSL 180°, 49%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#3CB0B0#3CB0B0
HEX#3CB0B0
RGBrgb(60, 176, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.6902, 0.6902
RGB percentages23.5%, 69%, 69%
HSLhsl(180, 49.2%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 65.9%, 69%)
CMYK65.9%, 0%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,977,392
CSS custom property--colour: #3CB0B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#C34F4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5A8B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#939AB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00B5B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 6.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.5Cadetblue · ΔE 12.9Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.3Dark cyan · ΔE 13.7Teal · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 6.76, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B03C3C
Analogous#3CB076, #3C76B0
Triadic#B03CB0, #B0B03C
Split complementary#B03C76, #B0763C
Tetradic#763CB0, #B03C3C, #76B03C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBEDED
Lighter +30%#A5E0E0
Lighter +20%#7FD3D3
Lighter +10%#59C6C6
Darker −10%#2F8A8A
Darker −20%#226464
Darker −30%#153E3E
Darker −40%#081818
More saturated +25%#1ECECE
Less saturated −25%#5A9393

Channel breakdown

R60
G176
B176
Red60 (23.5%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)49.15%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 3C · G B0 · B B0

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