Colour

#3EB8A4

#3EB8A4
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light seagreen

#3EB8A4 is a cyan with RGB values 62, 184, 164 and HSL 170°, 50%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#3EB8A4

RGBrgb(62, 184, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.7216, 0.6431

RGB percentages24.3%, 72.2%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(170.2, 49.6%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(170.2, 66.3%, 72.2%)

CMYK66.3%, 0%, 10.9%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,110,500

CSS custom property--colour: #3EB8A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.6:1

Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#C1475B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B0ADA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original

Deuteranopia#9FA0A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00BBB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 7 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.1 Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.4 Turquoise · ΔE 15.1 Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.7 Dark cyan · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 7.05, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B83E52

Analogous#3EB867, #3E8FB8

Triadic#A43EB8, #B8A43E

Split complementary#B83E8F, #B8673E

Tetradic#673EB8, #B83E52, #8FB83E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D2F0EB

Lighter +30%#ACE3DA

Lighter +20%#86D6C9

Lighter +10%#60C9B8

Darker −10%#319282

Darker −20%#246C60

Darker −30%#17463E

Darker −40%#0B1F1C

More saturated +25%#1FD7B9

Less saturated −25%#5D998F

Channel breakdown

R62

G184

B164

Red62 (24.3%)

Green184 (72.2%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue170.16°

Saturation (HSL)49.59%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 3E · G B8 · B A4

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