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Recognised as Colour

#3CD3E8

  • #3CD3E8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#3CD3E8 is a cyan with RGB values 60, 211, 232 and HSL 187°, 79%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#3CD3E8#3CD3E8
HEX#3CD3E8
RGBrgb(60, 211, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.8275, 0.9098
RGB percentages23.5%, 82.7%, 91%
HSLhsl(187.3, 78.9%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.3, 74.1%, 91%)
CMYK74.1%, 9.1%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,986,408
CSS custom property--colour: #3CD3E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.68:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#C32C17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0CBE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8BAE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Tritanopia#00DDD9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.4Sky blue · ΔE 17Light seagreen · ΔE 20.4Turquoise · ΔE 21.7Light skyblue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 11.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8513C
Analogous#3CE8A7, #3C7DE8
Triadic#E83CD3, #D3E83C
Split complementary#E83C7D, #E8A73C
Tetradic#A73CE8, #E8513C, #7DE83C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2FCFE
Lighter +30%#C5F2F8
Lighter +20%#97E8F3
Lighter +10%#6ADDED
Darker −10%#19C0D8
Darker −20%#1498AA
Darker −30%#0F6F7C
Darker −40%#09464F
More saturated +25%#25E4FF
Less saturated −25%#57BECD

Channel breakdown

R60
G211
B232
Red60 (23.5%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue187.33°
Saturation (HSL)78.9%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G D3 · B E8

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