Recognised as Colour
#3CF8FD
- #3CF8FD
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aqua
#3CF8FD is a cyan with RGB values 60, 248, 253 and HSL 182°, 98%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.
Colour values
#3CF8FD#3CF8FD
HEX#3CF8FD
RGBrgb(60, 248, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.9725, 0.9922
RGB percentages23.5%, 97.3%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(181.6, 98%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.6, 76.3%, 99.2%)
CMYK76.3%, 2%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,995,901
CSS custom property--colour: #3CF8FD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.75187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.04:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#C30702
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FD413C
Analogous#3CFDA2, #3C97FD
Triadic#FD3CF8, #F8FD3C
Split complementary#FD3C97, #FDA23C
Tetradic#A23CFD, #FD413C, #97FD3C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R60
G248
B253
Red60 (23.5%)
Green248 (97.3%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue181.55°
Saturation (HSL)97.97%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G F8 · B FD
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