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Recognised as Colour

#3EDCC5

  • #3EDCC5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#3EDCC5 is a cyan with RGB values 62, 220, 197 and HSL 171°, 69%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#3EDCC5#3EDCC5
HEX#3EDCC5
RGBrgb(62, 220, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.8627, 0.7725
RGB percentages24.3%, 86.3%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(171.3, 69.3%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.3, 71.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK71.8%, 0%, 10.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,119,749
CSS custom property--colour: #3EDCC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.25:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#C1233A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2CFC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDBFC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00E0D5no 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 text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 4.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.9Aquamarine · ΔE 15.9Light seagreen · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 4.17, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC3E55
Analogous#3EDC76, #3EA4DC
Triadic#C53EDC, #DCC53E
Split complementary#DC3EA4, #DC763E
Tetradic#763EDC, #DC3E55, #A4DC3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBFBF9
Lighter +30%#C0F3EC
Lighter +20%#94ECDF
Lighter +10%#69E4D2
Darker −10%#23C4AC
Darker −20%#1C9886
Darker −30%#146D60
Darker −40%#0C423A
More saturated +25%#22F9D9
Less saturated −25%#5BC0B1

Channel breakdown

R62
G220
B197
Red62 (24.3%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue171.27°
Saturation (HSL)69.3%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3E · G DC · B C5

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