Recognised as Colour

#3F6E72

#3F6E72
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3F6E72 is a cyan with RGB values 63, 110, 114 and HSL 185°, 29%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3F6E72#3F6E72

HEX#3F6E72

RGBrgb(63, 110, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.4314, 0.4471

RGB percentages24.7%, 43.1%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(184.7, 28.8%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(184.7, 44.7%, 44.7%)

CMYK44.7%, 3.5%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,157,042

CSS custom property--colour: #3F6E72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.7:1

Contrast with white5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#C0918D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#686A72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F6472no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Tritanopia#27716Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13 Teal · ΔE 14.9 Slate grey · ΔE 16.2 Dim grey · ΔE 16.6 Dark cyan · ΔE 18.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72433F

Analogous#3F725D, #3F5472

Triadic#723F6E, #6E723F

Split complementary#723F54, #725C3F

Tetradic#5D3F72, #72433F, #55723F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ACCED1

Lighter +30%#8BBBBF

Lighter +20%#6AA8AD

Lighter +10%#518E93

Darker −10%#2D4E51

Darker −20%#1B2F30

Darker −30%#090F0F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#298188

Less saturated −25%#555B5C

Channel breakdown

R63

G110

B114

Red63 (24.7%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue184.71°

Saturation (HSL)28.81%

Lightness34.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3F · G 6E · B 72

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Colour harmonies

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