Colour

#3F6965

#3F6965
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3F6965 is a cyan with RGB values 63, 105, 101 and HSL 174°, 25%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3F6965

RGBrgb(63, 105, 101)

RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.4118, 0.3961

RGB percentages24.7%, 41.2%, 39.6%

HSLhsl(174.3, 25%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(174.3, 40%, 41.2%)

CMYK40%, 0%, 3.8%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,155,749

CSS custom property--colour: #3F6965;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.14:1

Contrast with white6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#C0969A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#656565no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D5F66no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Tritanopia#2F6B68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.9 Teal · ΔE 16.1 Dim grey · ΔE 16.1 Slate grey · ΔE 19.5 Dark cyan · ΔE 19.6 Gray · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 10.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#693F43

Analogous#3F6950, #3F5869

Triadic#653F69, #69653F

Split complementary#693F58, #69503F

Tetradic#503F69, #693F43, #58693F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A9CBC8

Lighter +30%#89B8B4

Lighter +20%#69A59F

Lighter +10%#528984

Darker −10%#2C4946

Darker −20%#192928

Darker −30%#060909

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2A7E76

Less saturated −25%#545454

Channel breakdown

R63

G105

B101

Red63 (24.7%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue101 (39.6%)

Hue174.29°

Saturation (HSL)25%

Lightness32.94%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 3F · G 69 · B 65

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