Recognised as Colour

#3DC6BD

#3DC6BD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#3DC6BD is a cyan with RGB values 61, 198, 189 and HSL 176°, 55%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#3DC6BD#3DC6BD

HEX#3DC6BD

RGBrgb(61, 198, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.7765, 0.7412

RGB percentages23.9%, 77.6%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(176.1, 54.6%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(176.1, 69.2%, 77.6%)

CMYK69.2%, 0%, 4.5%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,048,573

CSS custom property--colour: #3DC6BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.01:1

Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#C23942

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBBBBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7ADBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00CBC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 4.6 Light seagreen · ΔE 7.2 Dark turquoise · ΔE 8 Turquoise · ΔE 10.5 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 21.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 4.58, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C63D46

Analogous#3DC678, #3D8BC6

Triadic#BD3DC6, #C6BD3D

Split complementary#C63D8B, #C6783D

Tetradic#783DC6, #C63D46, #8BC63D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBF4F3

Lighter +30%#B3E9E5

Lighter +20%#8CDDD8

Lighter +10%#64D2CA

Darker −10%#2FA199

Darker −20%#247974

Darker −30%#18524E

Darker −40%#0C2B29

More saturated +25%#1EE5D8

Less saturated −25%#5CA7A2

Channel breakdown

R61

G198

B189

Red61 (23.9%)

Green198 (77.6%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue176.06°

Saturation (HSL)54.58%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 3D · G C6 · B BD

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