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Recognised as Colour

#3E9988

  • #3E9988
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#3E9988 is a cyan with RGB values 62, 153, 136 and HSL 169°, 42%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#3E9988#3E9988
HEX#3E9988
RGBrgb(62, 153, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.6, 0.5333
RGB percentages24.3%, 60%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(168.8, 42.3%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.8, 59.5%, 60%)
CMYK59.5%, 0%, 11.1%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,102,536
CSS custom property--colour: #3E9988;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#C16677

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#939087no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Deuteranopia#858689no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Tritanopia#009B94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 11.3Light seagreen · ΔE 12.6Teal · ΔE 13.5Cadetblue · ΔE 14.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.8Sea green · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 11.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#993E4F
Analogous#3E995A, #3E7D99
Triadic#883E99, #99883E
Split complementary#993E7D, #995A3E
Tetradic#5A3E99, #993E4F, #7D993E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEE5DE
Lighter +30%#9AD6CB
Lighter +20%#76C7B8
Lighter +10%#51B9A5
Darker −10%#2F7568
Darker −20%#215047
Darker −30%#122C27
Darker −40%#030807
More saturated +25%#23B499
Less saturated −25%#597E77

Channel breakdown

R62
G153
B136
Red62 (24.3%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue168.79°
Saturation (HSL)42.33%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3E · G 99 · B 88

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