Recognised as Colour

#3EC5BF

#3EC5BF
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#3EC5BF is a cyan with RGB values 62, 197, 191 and HSL 177°, 54%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#3EC5BF

RGBrgb(62, 197, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.7725, 0.749

RGB percentages24.3%, 77.3%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(177.3, 53.8%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(177.3, 68.5%, 77.3%)

CMYK68.5%, 0%, 3%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,113,855

CSS custom property--colour: #3EC5BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.94:1

Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#C13A40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BABBBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A6ACC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original

Tritanopia#00CAC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 4.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 7.1 Dark turquoise · ΔE 7.2 Turquoise · ΔE 11.7 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 4.28, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C53E44

Analogous#3EC57C, #3E87C5

Triadic#BF3EC5, #C5BF3E

Split complementary#C53E87, #C57C3E

Tetradic#7C3EC5, #C53E44, #87C53E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBF4F3

Lighter +30%#B4E8E6

Lighter +20%#8CDDD9

Lighter +10%#65D1CC

Darker −10%#30A09B

Darker −20%#247975

Darker −30%#18524F

Darker −40%#0D2A29

More saturated +25%#1FE4DC

Less saturated −25%#5DA6A2

Channel breakdown

R62

G197

B191

Red62 (24.3%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue177.33°

Saturation (HSL)53.78%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 3E · G C5 · B BF

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