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Recognised as Colour

#3EF6EE

  • #3EF6EE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aqua

#3EF6EE is a cyan with RGB values 62, 246, 238 and HSL 177°, 91%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.

Colour values

#3EF6EE#3EF6EE
HEX#3EF6EE
RGBrgb(62, 246, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.9647, 0.9333
RGB percentages24.3%, 96.5%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(177.4, 91.1%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.4, 74.8%, 96.5%)
CMYK74.8%, 0%, 3.3%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,126,446
CSS custom property--colour: #3EF6EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73109WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.62:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#C10911

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#E7E9EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CED6F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00FDF3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourAqua (#00FFFF)ΔE 6.09, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#F63E46
Analogous#3EF692, #3EA2F6
Triadic#EE3EF6, #F6EE3E
Split complementary#F63EA2, #F6923E
Tetradic#923EF6, #F63E46, #A2F63E

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D0FDFB
Lighter +20%#9FFBF7
Lighter +10%#6FF8F2
Darker −10%#0DF4EA
Darker −20%#09C5BD
Darker −30%#07948E
Darker −40%#05635F
More saturated +25%#35FFF6
Less saturated −25%#57DDD7

Channel breakdown

R62
G246
B238
Red62 (24.3%)
Green246 (96.5%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue177.39°
Saturation (HSL)91.09%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3E · G F6 · B EE

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