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Recognised as Colour

#3CCFCC

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

#3CCFCC is a cyan with RGB values 60, 207, 204 and HSL 179°, 60%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#3CCFCC#3CCFCC
HEX#3CCFCC
RGBrgb(60, 207, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.8118, 0.8
RGB percentages23.5%, 81.2%, 80%
HSLhsl(178.8, 60.5%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.8, 71%, 81.2%)
CMYK71%, 0%, 1.4%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,985,356
CSS custom property--colour: #3CCFCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.99:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#C33033

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2C5CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADB5CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00D5CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 1.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 4.4Turquoise · ΔE 9.7Light seagreen · ΔE 10.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18Aqua · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 1.7, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF3C3F
Analogous#3CCF83, #3C88CF
Triadic#CC3CCF, #CFCC3C
Split complementary#CF3C88, #CF833C
Tetradic#833CCF, #CF3C3F, #88CF3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0F7F7
Lighter +30%#B7EDEC
Lighter +20%#8EE3E1
Lighter +10%#65D9D7
Darker −10%#2BADAB
Darker −20%#218482
Darker −30%#175B5A
Darker −40%#0C3332
More saturated +25%#1EEDE9
Less saturated −25%#5AB1AF

Channel breakdown

R60
G207
B204
Red60 (23.5%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue178.78°
Saturation (HSL)60.49%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3C · G CF · B CC

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