Recognised as Colour
#3FBCC3
- #3FBCC3
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark turquoise
#3FBCC3 is a cyan with RGB values 63, 188, 195 and HSL 183°, 52%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.
Colour values
#3FBCC3#3FBCC3
HEX#3FBCC3
RGBrgb(63, 188, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.7373, 0.7647
RGB percentages24.7%, 73.7%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(183.2, 52.4%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.2, 67.7%, 76.5%)
CMYK67.7%, 3.6%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,177,091
CSS custom property--colour: #3FBCC3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.19:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#C0433C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C3463F
Analogous#3FC388, #3F7AC3
Triadic#C33FBC, #BCC33F
Split complementary#C33F7A, #C3883F
Tetradic#883FC3, #C3463F, #7AC33F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R63
G188
B195
Red63 (24.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue183.18°
Saturation (HSL)52.38%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3F · G BC · B C3
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