Colour

#3CFFE4

#3CFFE4
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Aquamarine

#3CFFE4 is a cyan with RGB values 60, 255, 228 and HSL 172°, 100%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#3CFFE4#3CFFE4

HEX#3CFFE4

RGBrgb(60, 255, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 1, 0.8941

RGB percentages23.5%, 100%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(171.7, 100%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(171.7, 76.5%, 100%)

CMYK76.5%, 0%, 10.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,997,668

CSS custom property--colour: #3CFFE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness212.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.62:1

Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4

Inverted#C3001B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F4F0E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#DADDE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00FFF7no 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 text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 12.4 Turquoise · ΔE 13.2 Aqua · ΔE 14.3 Cyan · ΔE 14.3 Medium turquoise · ΔE 22 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF3C57

Analogous#3CFF83, #3CB8FF

Triadic#E43CFF, #FFE43C

Split complementary#FF3CB8, #FF833C

Tetradic#833CFF, #FF3C57, #B8FF3C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D5FFF9

Lighter +20%#A2FFF2

Lighter +10%#6FFFEB

Darker −10%#09FFDD

Darker −20%#00D5B8

Darker −30%#00A28C

Darker −40%#006F60

More saturated +25%#3CFFE4

Less saturated −25%#54E7D2

Channel breakdown

R60

G255

B228

Red60 (23.5%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue171.69°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness61.76%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 3C · G FF · B E4

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