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Recognised as Colour

#3CBABB

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

#3CBABB is a cyan with RGB values 60, 186, 187 and HSL 180°, 51%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#3CBABB#3CBABB
HEX#3CBABB
RGBrgb(60, 186, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.7294, 0.7333
RGB percentages23.5%, 72.9%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(180.5, 51.4%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180.5, 67.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK67.9%, 0.5%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,979,963
CSS custom property--colour: #3CBABB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#C34544

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEB1BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BA3BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00C0BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 7Medium turquoise · ΔE 9Dark turquoise · ΔE 9.7Cadetblue · ΔE 16Dark cyan · ΔE 17.3Turquoise · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 6.98, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB3D3C
Analogous#3CBB7C, #3C7ABB
Triadic#BB3CBA, #BABB3C
Split complementary#BB3C7A, #BB7C3C
Tetradic#7C3CBB, #BB3D3C, #7ABB3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2F0F1
Lighter +30%#ACE4E4
Lighter +20%#85D7D8
Lighter +10%#5ECBCC
Darker −10%#309494
Darker −20%#236D6E
Darker −30%#174747
Darker −40%#0A2021
More saturated +25%#1DD8DA
Less saturated −25%#5B9C9C

Channel breakdown

R60
G186
B187
Red60 (23.5%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue180.47°
Saturation (HSL)51.42%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G BA · B BB

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