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Recognised as Colour

#3EBDD1

  • #3EBDD1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#3EBDD1 is a cyan with RGB values 62, 189, 209 and HSL 188°, 62%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#3EBDD1#3EBDD1
HEX#3EBDD1
RGBrgb(62, 189, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.7412, 0.8196
RGB percentages24.3%, 74.1%, 82%
HSLhsl(188.2, 61.5%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.2, 70.3%, 82%)
CMYK70.3%, 9.6%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,111,825
CSS custom property--colour: #3EBDD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.4:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#C1422E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACB6D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A7D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00C6C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.6Sky blue · ΔE 15.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.3Light seagreen · ΔE 17.6Cadetblue · ΔE 17.9Light skyblue · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 14.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1523E
Analogous#3ED19B, #3E74D1
Triadic#D13EBD, #BDD13E
Split complementary#D13E74, #D19C3E
Tetradic#9B3ED1, #D1523E, #73D13E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3F5F8
Lighter +30%#BAE7EE
Lighter +20%#90D9E5
Lighter +10%#67CBDB
Darker −10%#2A9FB2
Darker −20%#217A88
Darker −30%#17555F
Darker −40%#0D3036
More saturated +25%#20D3EF
Less saturated −25%#5CA7B3

Channel breakdown

R62
G189
B209
Red62 (24.3%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue188.16°
Saturation (HSL)61.51%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G BD · B D1

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