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Recognised as Colour

#3E978F

  • #3E978F
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#3E978F is a cyan with RGB values 62, 151, 143 and HSL 175°, 42%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#3E978F#3E978F
HEX#3E978F
RGBrgb(62, 151, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.5922, 0.5608
RGB percentages24.3%, 59.2%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(174.6, 41.8%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.6, 58.9%, 59.2%)
CMYK58.9%, 0%, 5.3%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,102,031
CSS custom property--colour: #3E978F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#C16870

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#908F8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#828590no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Tritanopia#009A94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 7.6Teal · ΔE 10.1Cadetblue · ΔE 10.2Light seagreen · ΔE 12.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 7.59, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#973E46
Analogous#3E9762, #3E7397
Triadic#8F3E97, #978F3E
Split complementary#973E73, #97623E
Tetradic#623E97, #973E46, #73973E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDE4E0
Lighter +30%#99D5D0
Lighter +20%#75C6BF
Lighter +10%#51B7AE
Darker −10%#2F736D
Darker −20%#204F4B
Darker −30%#112B28
Darker −40%#030606
More saturated +25%#23B2A5
Less saturated −25%#597C79

Channel breakdown

R62
G151
B143
Red62 (24.3%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue174.61°
Saturation (HSL)41.78%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3E · G 97 · B 8F

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