Recognised as Colour
#3E9AB3
- #3E9AB3
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#3E9AB3 is a cyan with RGB values 62, 154, 179 and HSL 193°, 49%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#3E9AB3#3E9AB3
HEX#3E9AB3
RGBrgb(62, 154, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.6039, 0.702
RGB percentages24.3%, 60.4%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(192.8, 48.5%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.8, 65.4%, 70.2%)
CMYK65.4%, 14%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,102,835
CSS custom property--colour: #3E9AB3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#C1654C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B3573E
Analogous#3EB392, #3E5FB3
Triadic#B33E9A, #9AB33E
Split complementary#B33E5F, #B3913E
Tetradic#923EB3, #B3573E, #60B33E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R62
G154
B179
Red62 (24.3%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue192.82°
Saturation (HSL)48.55%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 9A · B B3
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