Colour

#3CBAC3

#3CBAC3
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#3CBAC3 is a cyan with RGB values 60, 186, 195 and HSL 184°, 53%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#3CBAC3#3CBAC3

HEX#3CBAC3

RGBrgb(60, 186, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.7294, 0.7647

RGB percentages23.5%, 72.9%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(184, 52.9%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(184, 69.2%, 76.5%)

CMYK69.2%, 4.6%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,979,971

CSS custom property--colour: #3CBAC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9:1

Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#C3453C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ACB2C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#98A4C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00C1BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 11 Light seagreen · ΔE 11.2 Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 15.6 Dark cyan · ΔE 18.1 Sky blue · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 10.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3453C

Analogous#3CC389, #3C76C3

Triadic#C33CBA, #BAC33C

Split complementary#C33C77, #C3893C

Tetradic#883CC3, #C3453C, #77C33C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8F1F3

Lighter +30%#B1E3E7

Lighter +20%#8AD6DB

Lighter +10%#63C8CF

Darker −10%#30959C

Darker −20%#247075

Darker −30%#184A4E

Darker −40%#0C2527

More saturated +25%#1CD6E3

Less saturated −25%#5C9EA3

Channel breakdown

R60

G186

B195

Red60 (23.5%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue184°

Saturation (HSL)52.94%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G BA · B C3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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