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Recognised as Colour

#3DC4DB

  • #3DC4DB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#3DC4DB is a cyan with RGB values 61, 196, 219 and HSL 189°, 69%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#3DC4DB#3DC4DB
HEX#3DC4DB
RGBrgb(61, 196, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.7686, 0.8588
RGB percentages23.9%, 76.9%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(188.7, 68.7%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.7, 72.1%, 85.9%)
CMYK72.1%, 10.5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,048,091
CSS custom property--colour: #3DC4DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.12:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#C23B24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2BDDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CADDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Tritanopia#00CECBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.6Sky blue · ΔE 14.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.7Light seagreen · ΔE 19.6Light skyblue · ΔE 19.8Cadetblue · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 14.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB543D
Analogous#3DDBA3, #3D75DB
Triadic#DB3DC4, #C4DB3D
Split complementary#DB3D75, #DBA33D
Tetradic#A33DDB, #DB543D, #75DB3D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F8FB
Lighter +30%#BEEBF3
Lighter +20%#93DEEB
Lighter +10%#68D1E3
Darker −10%#24AAC1
Darker −20%#1C8496
Darker −30%#145E6B
Darker −40%#0C3940
More saturated +25%#20D8F8
Less saturated −25%#5AB0BE

Channel breakdown

R61
G196
B219
Red61 (23.9%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue188.73°
Saturation (HSL)68.7%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G C4 · B DB

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