Colour
#3E9E8E
- #3E9E8E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#3E9E8E is a cyan with RGB values 62, 158, 142 and HSL 170°, 44%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#3E9E8E#3E9E8E
HEX#3E9E8E
RGBrgb(62, 158, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.6196, 0.5569
RGB percentages24.3%, 62%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(170, 43.6%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170, 60.8%, 62%)
CMYK60.8%, 0%, 10.1%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,103,822
CSS custom property--colour: #3E9E8E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.49:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#C16171
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 text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9E3E4E
Analogous#3E9E5E, #3E7E9E
Triadic#8E3E9E, #9E8E3E
Split complementary#9E3E7E, #9E5E3E
Tetradic#5E3E9E, #9E3E4E, #7E9E3E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R62
G158
B142
Red62 (24.3%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue170°
Saturation (HSL)43.64%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3E · G 9E · B 8E
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