Recognised as Colour
#3EDDC8
- #3EDDC8
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#3EDDC8 is a cyan with RGB values 62, 221, 200 and HSL 172°, 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
#3EDDC8#3EDDC8
HEX#3EDDC8
RGBrgb(62, 221, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.8667, 0.7843
RGB percentages24.3%, 86.7%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(172.1, 70%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.1, 71.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK71.9%, 0%, 9.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,120,008
CSS custom property--colour: #3EDDC8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.38:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#C12237
Colour vision & accessibility
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 text12.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DD3E53
Analogous#3EDD79, #3EA2DD
Triadic#C83EDD, #DDC83E
Split complementary#DD3EA2, #DD793E
Tetradic#793EDD, #DD3E53, #A2DD3E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R62
G221
B200
Red62 (24.3%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue172.08°
Saturation (HSL)70.04%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3E · G DD · B C8
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