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Recognised as Colour

#3CBB91

  • #3CBB91
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#3CBB91 is a cyan with RGB values 60, 187, 145 and HSL 160°, 51%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#3CBB91#3CBB91
HEX#3CBB91
RGBrgb(60, 187, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.7333, 0.5686
RGB percentages23.5%, 73.3%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(160.2, 51.4%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.2, 67.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK67.9%, 0%, 22.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,980,177
CSS custom property--colour: #3CBB91;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.71:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#C3446E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7AE8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6A294no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00BCAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 10.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 13.8Light seagreen · ΔE 19.2Sea green · ΔE 19.6Turquoise · ΔE 20Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 10.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB3C66
Analogous#3CBB52, #3CA6BB
Triadic#913CBB, #BB913C
Split complementary#BB3CA6, #BB523C
Tetradic#513CBB, #BB3C66, #A5BB3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2F1E7
Lighter +30%#ACE4D2
Lighter +20%#85D8BD
Lighter +10%#5ECCA7
Darker −10%#309473
Darker −20%#236E55
Darker −30%#174737
Darker −40%#0A2119
More saturated +25%#1DDA9B
Less saturated −25%#5B9C87

Channel breakdown

R60
G187
B145
Red60 (23.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue160.16°
Saturation (HSL)51.42%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3C · G BB · B 91

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