Recognised as Colour

#3F6059

#3F6059
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3F6059 is a cyan with RGB values 63, 96, 89 and HSL 167°, 21%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3F6059

RGBrgb(63, 96, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.3765, 0.349

RGB percentages24.7%, 37.6%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(167.3, 20.8%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(167.3, 34.4%, 37.6%)

CMYK34.4%, 0%, 7.3%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,153,433

CSS custom property--colour: #3F6059;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.93:1

Contrast with white6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#C09FA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D5C59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#57585Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Tritanopia#35615Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 8.1 Dim grey · ΔE 15.1 Teal · ΔE 20.2 Gray · ΔE 20.7 Slate grey · ΔE 21.6 Dark cyan · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 8.13, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#603F46

Analogous#3F6049, #3F5760

Triadic#593F60, #60593F

Split complementary#603F57, #60493F

Tetradic#483F60, #603F46, #57603F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A6C5BE

Lighter +30%#87B1A8

Lighter +20%#699C91

Lighter +10%#537F76

Darker −10%#2B413C

Darker −20%#172220

Darker −30%#020403

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2B7464

Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R63

G96

B89

Red63 (24.7%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue167.27°

Saturation (HSL)20.75%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 3F · G 60 · B 59

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