Recognised as Colour

#3D8A74

#3D8A74
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark cyan

#3D8A74 is a cyan with RGB values 61, 138, 116 and HSL 163°, 39%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

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HEX#3D8A74

RGBrgb(61, 138, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.5412, 0.4549

RGB percentages23.9%, 54.1%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(162.9, 38.7%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(162.9, 55.8%, 54.1%)

CMYK55.8%, 0%, 15.9%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,033,140

CSS custom property--colour: #3D8A74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1

Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#C2758B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#868273no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A7976no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Tritanopia#168B84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 13.7 Teal · ΔE 13.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 17.8 Sea green · ΔE 18.6 Light seagreen · ΔE 19.2 Dark seagreen · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 13.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A3D53

Analogous#3D8A4E, #3D798A

Triadic#743D8A, #8A743D

Split complementary#8A3D7A, #8A4E3D

Tetradic#4E3D8A, #8A3D53, #798A3D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B5DED2

Lighter +30%#91CFBD

Lighter +20%#6EBFA8

Lighter +10%#4DAD92

Darker −10%#2D6756

Darker −20%#1E4339

Darker −30%#0E201B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#24A37F

Less saturated −25%#567169

Channel breakdown

R61

G138

B116

Red61 (23.9%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue162.86°

Saturation (HSL)38.69%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 3D · G 8A · B 74

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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