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Recognised as Colour

#3CBFBF

  • #3CBFBF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#3CBFBF is a cyan with RGB values 60, 191, 191 and HSL 180°, 52%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#3CBFBF#3CBFBF
HEX#3CBFBF
RGBrgb(60, 191, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.749, 0.749
RGB percentages23.5%, 74.9%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(180, 52.2%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 68.6%, 74.9%)
CMYK68.6%, 0%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,981,247
CSS custom property--colour: #3CBFBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.4:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#C34040

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3B6BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA7C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Tritanopia#00C5BFno 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 text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 7Light seagreen · ΔE 7.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 7.9Turquoise · ΔE 15.6Cadetblue · ΔE 17.8Dark cyan · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 7.01, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF3C3C
Analogous#3CBF7E, #3C7EBF
Triadic#BF3CBF, #BFBF3C
Split complementary#BF3C7E, #BF7E3C
Tetradic#7E3CBF, #BF3C3C, #7EBF3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5F2F2
Lighter +30%#AEE6E6
Lighter +20%#88D9D9
Lighter +10%#61CDCD
Darker −10%#309898
Darker −20%#247171
Darker −30%#174B4B
Darker −40%#0B2424
More saturated +25%#1DDEDE
Less saturated −25%#5BA0A0

Channel breakdown

R60
G191
B191
Red60 (23.5%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)52.19%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 3C · G BF · B BF

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