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Recognised as Colour

#3E5851

  • #3E5851
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E5851 is a cyan with RGB values 62, 88, 81 and HSL 164°, 17%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3E5851#3E5851
HEX#3E5851
RGBrgb(62, 88, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3451, 0.3176
RGB percentages24.3%, 34.5%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(163.8, 17.3%, 29.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.8, 29.5%, 34.5%)
CMYK29.5%, 0%, 8%, 65.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,085,841
CSS custom property--colour: #3E5851;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.72:1
Contrast with white7.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#C1A7AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#565551no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#515152no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#375956no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 6.1Dim grey · ΔE 14.8Gray · ΔE 21.7Slate grey · ΔE 23Teal · ΔE 23.7Light slate grey · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 6.09, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#583E45
Analogous#3E5844, #3E5258
Triadic#513E58, #58513E
Split complementary#583E52, #58443E
Tetradic#443E58, #583E45, #52583E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A3BFB7
Lighter +30%#86A9A0
Lighter +20%#689488
Lighter +10%#53766D
Darker −10%#293A35
Darker −20%#141C1A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2B6B5A
Less saturated −25%#4B4B4B

Channel breakdown

R62
G88
B81
Red62 (24.3%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue163.85°
Saturation (HSL)17.33%
Lightness29.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3E · G 58 · B 51

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