Colour
#3F8E98
- #3F8E98
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#3F8E98 is a cyan with RGB values 63, 142, 152 and HSL 187°, 41%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#3F8E98#3F8E98
HEX#3F8E98
RGBrgb(63, 142, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.5569, 0.5961
RGB percentages24.7%, 55.7%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(186.7, 41.4%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.7, 58.6%, 59.6%)
CMYK58.6%, 6.6%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,165,272
CSS custom property--colour: #3F8E98;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#C07167
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#98493F
Analogous#3F9875, #3F6298
Triadic#983F8E, #8E983F
Split complementary#983F62, #98753F
Tetradic#753F98, #98493F, #62983F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R63
G142
B152
Red63 (24.7%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue186.74°
Saturation (HSL)41.4%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3F · G 8E · B 98
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