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Recognised as Colour

#3F9A7C

  • #3F9A7C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#3F9A7C is a cyan with RGB values 63, 154, 124 and HSL 160°, 42%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#3F9A7C#3F9A7C
HEX#3F9A7C
RGBrgb(63, 154, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.6039, 0.4863
RGB percentages24.7%, 60.4%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(160.2, 41.9%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.2, 59.1%, 60.4%)
CMYK59.1%, 0%, 19.5%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,168,316
CSS custom property--colour: #3F9A7C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#C06583

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96907Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#89877Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Tritanopia#059B91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 14.7Light seagreen · ΔE 16.5Dark cyan · ΔE 18Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.4Teal · ΔE 19.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 14.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A3F5D
Analogous#3F9A4E, #3F8B9A
Triadic#7C3F9A, #9A7C3F
Split complementary#9A3F8B, #9A4E3F
Tetradic#4E3F9A, #9A3F5D, #8B9A3F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0E5D9
Lighter +30%#9CD6C3
Lighter +20%#77C8AD
Lighter +10%#53B997
Darker −10%#30765F
Darker −20%#215242
Darker −30%#132D25
Darker −40%#040907
More saturated +25%#24B585
Less saturated −25%#5A7F73

Channel breakdown

R63
G154
B124
Red63 (24.7%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue160.22°
Saturation (HSL)41.94%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3F · G 9A · B 7C

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