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Colour

#3CE5CB

  • #3CE5CB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#3CE5CB is a cyan with RGB values 60, 229, 203 and HSL 171°, 76%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#3CE5CB#3CE5CB
HEX#3CE5CB
RGBrgb(60, 229, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.898, 0.7961
RGB percentages23.5%, 89.8%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(170.8, 76.5%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.8, 73.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK73.8%, 0%, 11.4%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,990,987
CSS custom property--colour: #3CE5CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.26:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#C31A34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBD7CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4C6CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00E9DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 6.1Aquamarine · ΔE 13.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 15Aqua · ΔE 16.9Cyan · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 6.13, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E53C56
Analogous#3CE576, #3CABE5
Triadic#CB3CE5, #E5CB3C
Split complementary#E53CAB, #E5763C
Tetradic#763CE5, #E53C56, #ABE53C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0FDFB
Lighter +30%#C3F7EF
Lighter +20%#96F1E3
Lighter +10%#69EBD7
Darker −10%#1CD2B6
Darker −20%#16A58F
Darker −30%#107868
Darker −40%#0A4B41
More saturated +25%#22FFDD
Less saturated −25%#58C9B8

Channel breakdown

R60
G229
B203
Red60 (23.5%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue170.77°
Saturation (HSL)76.47%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3C · G E5 · B CB

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