Colour

#3EB8BF

#3EB8BF
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light seagreen

#3EB8BF is a cyan with RGB values 62, 184, 191 and HSL 183°, 51%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#3EB8BF

RGBrgb(62, 184, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.7216, 0.749

RGB percentages24.3%, 72.2%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(183.3, 51%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(183.3, 67.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK67.5%, 3.7%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,110,527

CSS custom property--colour: #3EB8BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.81:1

Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#C14740

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ABB0C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#97A2C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00BFBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 10.2 Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.3 Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.6 Cadetblue · ΔE 14.7 Dark cyan · ΔE 17.2 Turquoise · ΔE 20.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 10.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BF453E

Analogous#3EBF85, #3E78BF

Triadic#BF3EB8, #B8BF3E

Split complementary#BF3E78, #BF863E

Tetradic#853EBF, #BF453E, #78BF3E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D7F1F2

Lighter +30%#B0E3E6

Lighter +20%#8AD5D9

Lighter +10%#63C7CD

Darker −10%#329398

Darker −20%#256E72

Darker −30%#19494B

Darker −40%#0C2425

More saturated +25%#1ED4DF

Less saturated −25%#5E9C9F

Channel breakdown

R62

G184

B191

Red62 (24.3%)

Green184 (72.2%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue183.26°

Saturation (HSL)50.99%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G B8 · B BF

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