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Colour

#3EC2C2

  • #3EC2C2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#3EC2C2 is a cyan with RGB values 62, 194, 194 and HSL 180°, 52%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#3EC2C2#3EC2C2
HEX#3EC2C2
RGBrgb(62, 194, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.7608, 0.7608
RGB percentages24.3%, 76.1%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(180, 52%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 68%, 76.1%)
CMYK68%, 0%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,113,090
CSS custom property--colour: #3EC2C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.7:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#C13D3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5B9C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2AAC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00C8C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 6Dark turquoise · ΔE 7.1Light seagreen · ΔE 7.9Turquoise · ΔE 14.8Cadetblue · ΔE 18.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 6.04, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C23E3E
Analogous#3EC280, #3E80C2
Triadic#C23EC2, #C2C23E
Split complementary#C23E80, #C2803E
Tetradic#803EC2, #C23E3E, #80C23E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9F3F3
Lighter +30%#B2E7E7
Lighter +20%#8CDADA
Lighter +10%#65CECE
Darker −10%#319C9C
Darker −20%#257575
Darker −30%#194E4E
Darker −40%#0C2828
More saturated +25%#1EE2E2
Less saturated −25%#5EA2A2

Channel breakdown

R62
G194
B194
Red62 (24.3%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)51.97%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 3E · G C2 · B C2

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