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Colour

#3EC1AD

  • #3EC1AD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#3EC1AD is a cyan with RGB values 62, 193, 173 and HSL 171°, 51%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#3EC1AD#3EC1AD
HEX#3EC1AD
RGBrgb(62, 193, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.7569, 0.6784
RGB percentages24.3%, 75.7%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(170.8, 51.4%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.8, 67.9%, 75.7%)
CMYK67.9%, 0%, 10.4%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,112,813
CSS custom property--colour: #3EC1AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.44:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#C13E52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9B6ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6A8AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00C4BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 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 text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 8.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 9.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.3Turquoise · ΔE 11.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.9Dark cyan · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 8.36, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C13E52
Analogous#3EC16C, #3E94C1
Triadic#AD3EC1, #C1AD3E
Split complementary#C13E94, #C16C3E
Tetradic#6B3EC1, #C13E52, #93C13E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8F3EF
Lighter +30%#B2E6DE
Lighter +20%#8BDACE
Lighter +10%#65CDBD
Darker −10%#329A8A
Darker −20%#257468
Darker −30%#194D45
Darker −40%#0C2723
More saturated +25%#1EE1C3
Less saturated −25%#5EA197

Channel breakdown

R62
G193
B173
Red62 (24.3%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue170.84°
Saturation (HSL)51.37%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3E · G C1 · B AD

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