Colour
#3D8997
- #3D8997
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#3D8997 is a cyan with RGB values 61, 137, 151 and HSL 189°, 42%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#3D8997#3D8997
HEX#3D8997
RGBrgb(61, 137, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.5373, 0.5922
RGB percentages23.9%, 53.7%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(189.3, 42.5%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.3, 59.6%, 59.2%)
CMYK59.6%, 9.3%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,032,919
CSS custom property--colour: #3D8997;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#C27668
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#974B3D
Analogous#3D9778, #3D5C97
Triadic#973D89, #89973D
Split complementary#973D5C, #97783D
Tetradic#783D97, #974B3D, #5C973D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R61
G137
B151
Red61 (23.9%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue189.33°
Saturation (HSL)42.45%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G 89 · B 97
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