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Recognised as Colour

#3E665E

  • #3E665E
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E665E is a cyan with RGB values 62, 102, 94 and HSL 168°, 24%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3E665E#3E665E
HEX#3E665E
RGBrgb(62, 102, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.4, 0.3686
RGB percentages24.3%, 40%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(168, 24.4%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168, 39.2%, 40%)
CMYK39.2%, 0%, 7.8%, 60%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,089,438
CSS custom property--colour: #3E665E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11335WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.43:1
Contrast with white6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#C199A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#63625Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C5C5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#316764no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.6Dim grey · ΔE 16.7Teal · ΔE 17.3Dark cyan · ΔE 20.9Gray · ΔE 21Slate grey · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 10.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#663E46
Analogous#3E664A, #3E5A66
Triadic#5E3E66, #665E3E
Split complementary#663E5A, #664A3E
Tetradic#4A3E66, #663E46, #5A663E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A7C9C2
Lighter +30%#87B6AD
Lighter +20%#67A397
Lighter +10%#51867B
Darker −10%#2B4641
Darker −20%#172724
Darker −30%#040706
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#297A6A
Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R62
G102
B94
Red62 (24.3%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue168°
Saturation (HSL)24.39%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3E · G 66 · B 5E

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