Colour

#3E756E

#3E756E
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Teal

#3E756E is a cyan with RGB values 62, 117, 110 and HSL 172°, 31%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.

Colour values

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HEX#3E756E

RGBrgb(62, 117, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.4588, 0.4314

RGB percentages24.3%, 45.9%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(172.4, 30.7%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(172.4, 47%, 45.9%)

CMYK47%, 0%, 6%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,093,294

CSS custom property--colour: #3E756E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.28:1

Contrast with white5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#C18A91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#70706Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#67696Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Tritanopia#267773no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Teal · ΔE 11.4 Dark cyan · ΔE 14.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.6 Cadetblue · ΔE 16.7 Dim grey · ΔE 20.2 Slate grey · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourTeal (#008080)ΔE 11.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#753E45

Analogous#3E7553, #3E6075

Triadic#6E3E75, #756E3E

Split complementary#753E60, #75533E

Tetradic#533E75, #753E45, #60753E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ACD3CE

Lighter +30%#8BC1BA

Lighter +20%#69B0A7

Lighter +10%#50968D

Darker −10%#2C544F

Darker −20%#1B322F

Darker −30%#091110

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#288B7F

Less saturated −25%#545F5D

Channel breakdown

R62

G117

B110

Red62 (24.3%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue172.36°

Saturation (HSL)30.73%

Lightness35.1%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 3E · G 75 · B 6E

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Colour values

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