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Recognised as Colour

#3D9B8A

  • #3D9B8A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#3D9B8A is a cyan with RGB values 61, 155, 138 and HSL 169°, 44%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#3D9B8A#3D9B8A
HEX#3D9B8A
RGBrgb(61, 155, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.6078, 0.5412
RGB percentages23.9%, 60.8%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(169.1, 43.5%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.1, 60.6%, 60.8%)
CMYK60.6%, 0%, 11%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,037,514
CSS custom property--colour: #3D9B8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#C26475

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#959289no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#87888Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Tritanopia#009D96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 11.5Light seagreen · ΔE 11.7Teal · ΔE 13.9Cadetblue · ΔE 14.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 11.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9B3D4E
Analogous#3D9B5B, #3D7D9B
Triadic#8A3D9B, #9B8A3D
Split complementary#9B3D7D, #9B5B3D
Tetradic#5B3D9B, #9B3D4E, #7D9B3D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEE6DF
Lighter +30%#9AD7CC
Lighter +20%#75C9BA
Lighter +10%#51BAA7
Darker −10%#2F7669
Darker −20%#205249
Darker −30%#122D28
Darker −40%#030908
More saturated +25%#22B69B
Less saturated −25%#588079

Channel breakdown

R61
G155
B138
Red61 (23.9%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue169.15°
Saturation (HSL)43.52%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3D · G 9B · B 8A

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