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Recognised as Colour

#3EDDC5

  • #3EDDC5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#3EDDC5 is a cyan with RGB values 62, 221, 197 and HSL 171°, 70%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#3EDDC5#3EDDC5
HEX#3EDDC5
RGBrgb(62, 221, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.8667, 0.7725
RGB percentages24.3%, 86.7%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(170.9, 70%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.9, 71.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK71.9%, 0%, 10.9%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,120,005
CSS custom property--colour: #3EDDC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.35:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#C1223A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3D0C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEC0C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00E1D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 4.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.4Aquamarine · ΔE 15.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.5Light seagreen · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 4.62, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD3E56
Analogous#3EDD75, #3EA6DD
Triadic#C53EDD, #DDC53E
Split complementary#DD3EA6, #DD753E
Tetradic#763EDD, #DD3E56, #A6DD3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBFCF9
Lighter +30%#C0F4EC
Lighter +20%#95ECDF
Lighter +10%#69E5D2
Darker −10%#23C5AD
Darker −20%#1B9A87
Darker −30%#136F61
Darker −40%#0C433B
More saturated +25%#22F9D9
Less saturated −25%#5AC1B1

Channel breakdown

R62
G221
B197
Red62 (24.3%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue170.94°
Saturation (HSL)70.04%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3E · G DD · B C5

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