Recognised as Colour
#3E8B88
- #3E8B88
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#3E8B88 is a cyan with RGB values 62, 139, 136 and HSL 178°, 38%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#3E8B88#3E8B88
HEX#3E8B88
RGBrgb(62, 139, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.5451, 0.5333
RGB percentages24.3%, 54.5%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(177.7, 38.3%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.7, 55.4%, 54.5%)
CMYK55.4%, 0%, 2.2%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,098,952
CSS custom property--colour: #3E8B88;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#C17477
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8B3E41
Analogous#3E8B62, #3E688B
Triadic#883E8B, #8B883E
Split complementary#8B3E67, #8B623E
Tetradic#623E8B, #8B3E41, #678B3E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R62
G139
B136
Red62 (24.3%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue177.66°
Saturation (HSL)38.31%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3E · G 8B · B 88
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