Recognised as Colour
#3CE0A1
- #3CE0A1
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Medium seagreen
#3CE0A1 is a cyan with RGB values 60, 224, 161 and HSL 157°, 73%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.
Colour values
#3CE0A1#3CE0A1
HEX#3CE0A1
RGBrgb(60, 224, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.8784, 0.6314
RGB percentages23.5%, 87.8%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(157, 72.6%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157, 73.2%, 87.8%)
CMYK73.2%, 0%, 28.1%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,989,665
CSS custom property--colour: #3CE0A1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.37:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#C31F5E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E03C7B
Analogous#3CE04F, #3CCDE0
Triadic#A13CE0, #E0A13C
Split complementary#E03CCD, #E04F3C
Tetradic#4F3CE0, #E03C7B, #CDE03C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R60
G224
B161
Red60 (23.5%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue156.95°
Saturation (HSL)72.57%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3C · G E0 · B A1
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