Recognised as Colour
#3CE1B4
- #3CE1B4
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aquamarine
#3CE1B4 is a cyan with RGB values 60, 225, 180 and HSL 164°, 73%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.
Colour values
#3CE1B4#3CE1B4
HEX#3CE1B4
RGBrgb(60, 225, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.8824, 0.7059
RGB percentages23.5%, 88.2%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(163.6, 73.3%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.6, 73.3%, 88.2%)
CMYK73.3%, 0%, 20%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,989,940
CSS custom property--colour: #3CE1B4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.62:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#C31E4B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E13C69
Analogous#3CE161, #3CBCE1
Triadic#B43CE1, #E1B43C
Split complementary#E13CBB, #E1613C
Tetradic#623CE1, #E13C69, #BCE13C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R60
G225
B180
Red60 (23.5%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue163.64°
Saturation (HSL)73.33%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3C · G E1 · B B4
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