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Recognised as Colour

#3EA189

  • #3EA189
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#3EA189 is a cyan with RGB values 62, 161, 137 and HSL 165°, 44%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#3EA189#3EA189
HEX#3EA189
RGBrgb(62, 161, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.6314, 0.5373
RGB percentages24.3%, 63.1%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(165.5, 44.4%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.5, 61.5%, 63.1%)
CMYK61.5%, 0%, 14.9%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,104,585
CSS custom property--colour: #3EA189;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#C15E76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9C9788no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D8D8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A39Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 12.1Dark cyan · ΔE 15.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.5Teal · ΔE 18.2Cadetblue · ΔE 18.9Sea green · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 12.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A13E56
Analogous#3EA158, #3E87A1
Triadic#893EA1, #A1893E
Split complementary#A13E87, #A1583E
Tetradic#583EA1, #A13E56, #87A13E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3E8DF
Lighter +30%#9EDACB
Lighter +20%#79CCB8
Lighter +10%#55BDA4
Darker −10%#307C6A
Darker −20%#22574A
Darker −30%#13332B
Darker −40%#050E0C
More saturated +25%#22BD97
Less saturated −25%#5A857B

Channel breakdown

R62
G161
B137
Red62 (24.3%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue165.45°
Saturation (HSL)44.39%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3E · G A1 · B 89

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