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Recognised as Colour

#3EAEBD

  • #3EAEBD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#3EAEBD is a cyan with RGB values 62, 174, 189 and HSL 187°, 51%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#3EAEBD#3EAEBD
HEX#3EAEBD
RGBrgb(62, 174, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.6824, 0.7412
RGB percentages24.3%, 68.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(187.1, 50.6%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.1, 67.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK67.2%, 7.9%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,107,965
CSS custom property--colour: #3EAEBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.99:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#C15142

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FA7BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D9ABDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00B6B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.5Light seagreen · ΔE 15.3Dark cyan · ΔE 16.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 17Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.8Sky blue · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD4D3E
Analogous#3EBD8C, #3E6FBD
Triadic#BD3EAE, #AEBD3E
Split complementary#BD3E6F, #BD8C3E
Tetradic#8C3EBD, #BD4D3E, #6FBD3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6EEF1
Lighter +30%#AFDEE5
Lighter +20%#89CFD8
Lighter +10%#62BFCC
Darker −10%#318B97
Darker −20%#256770
Darker −30%#18444A
Darker −40%#0C2123
More saturated +25%#1FC6DC
Less saturated −25%#5D969E

Channel breakdown

R62
G174
B189
Red62 (24.3%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue187.09°
Saturation (HSL)50.6%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G AE · B BD

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