Recognised as Colour
#3F8979
- #3F8979
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#3F8979 is a cyan with RGB values 63, 137, 121 and HSL 167°, 37%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#3F8979#3F8979
HEX#3F8979
RGBrgb(63, 137, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.5373, 0.4745
RGB percentages24.7%, 53.7%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(167, 37%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167, 54%, 53.7%)
CMYK54%, 0%, 11.7%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,163,961
CSS custom property--colour: #3F8979;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#C07686
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#893F4F
Analogous#3F8954, #3F7489
Triadic#793F89, #89793F
Split complementary#893F74, #89543F
Tetradic#543F89, #893F4F, #74893F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R63
G137
B121
Red63 (24.7%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue167.03°
Saturation (HSL)37%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3F · G 89 · B 79
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