Colour

#3EC3C6

#3EC3C6
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#3EC3C6 is a cyan with RGB values 62, 195, 198 and HSL 181°, 54%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#3EC3C6#3EC3C6

HEX#3EC3C6

RGBrgb(62, 195, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.7647, 0.7765

RGB percentages24.3%, 76.5%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(181.3, 54.4%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(181.3, 68.7%, 77.6%)

CMYK68.7%, 1.5%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,113,350

CSS custom property--colour: #3EC3C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.83:1

Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#C13C39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6BAC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A1ABC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00CAC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 6.7 Dark turquoise · ΔE 7 Light seagreen · ΔE 9.3 Turquoise · ΔE 15.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 18.7 Dark cyan · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 6.73, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C6413E

Analogous#3EC685, #3E7FC6

Triadic#C63EC3, #C3C63E

Split complementary#C63E7F, #C6853E

Tetradic#853EC6, #C6413E, #7FC63E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBF4F5

Lighter +30%#B4E8E9

Lighter +20%#8DDBDD

Lighter +10%#65CFD2

Darker −10%#309FA1

Darker −20%#24787A

Darker −30%#185153

Darker −40%#0D2B2B

More saturated +25%#1FE1E5

Less saturated −25%#5DA5A7

Channel breakdown

R62

G195

B198

Red62 (24.3%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue181.32°

Saturation (HSL)54.4%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G C3 · B C6

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