Recognised as Colour
#3F8970
- #3F8970
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#3F8970 is a cyan with RGB values 63, 137, 112 and HSL 160°, 37%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#3F8970#3F8970
HEX#3F8970
RGBrgb(63, 137, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.5373, 0.4392
RGB percentages24.7%, 53.7%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(159.7, 37%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.7, 54%, 53.7%)
CMYK54%, 0%, 18.2%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,163,952
CSS custom property--colour: #3F8970;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#C0768F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#893F58
Analogous#3F894B, #3F7D89
Triadic#703F89, #89703F
Split complementary#893F7D, #894B3F
Tetradic#4B3F89, #893F58, #7D893F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R63
G137
B112
Red63 (24.7%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue159.73°
Saturation (HSL)37%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3F · G 89 · B 70
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