Colour

#3CDFE5

#3CDFE5
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#3CDFE5 is a cyan with RGB values 60, 223, 229 and HSL 182°, 76%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#3CDFE5

RGBrgb(60, 223, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.8745, 0.898

RGB percentages23.5%, 87.5%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(182.1, 76.5%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(182.1, 73.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK73.8%, 2.6%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,989,477

CSS custom property--colour: #3CDFE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.88:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#C3201A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CFD5E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7C3E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00E7E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 6.6 Medium turquoise · ΔE 8 Turquoise · ΔE 12.3 Aqua · ΔE 13.8 Cyan · ΔE 13.8 Light seagreen · ΔE 17.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 6.6, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E5423C

Analogous#3CE596, #3C8BE5

Triadic#E53CDF, #DFE53C

Split complementary#E53C8B, #E5963C

Tetradic#963CE5, #E5423C, #8BE53C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0FDFD

Lighter +30%#C3F5F7

Lighter +20%#96EEF1

Lighter +10%#69E6EB

Darker −10%#1CCCD2

Darker −20%#16A0A5

Darker −30%#107478

Darker −40%#0A494B

More saturated +25%#22F7FF

Less saturated −25%#58C5C9

Channel breakdown

R60

G223

B229

Red60 (23.5%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue182.13°

Saturation (HSL)76.47%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G DF · B E5

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