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Recognised as Colour

#3FBCCB

  • #3FBCCB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#3FBCCB is a cyan with RGB values 63, 188, 203 and HSL 186°, 57%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#3FBCCB#3FBCCB
HEX#3FBCCB
RGBrgb(63, 188, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.7373, 0.7961
RGB percentages24.7%, 73.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(186.4, 57.4%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.4, 69%, 79.6%)
CMYK69%, 7.4%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,177,099
CSS custom property--colour: #3FBCCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41335WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.27:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#C04334

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACB5CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#98A6CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00C4C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 14Light seagreen · ΔE 14.8Cadetblue · ΔE 16.6Sky blue · ΔE 17.1Dark cyan · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 12.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB4E3F
Analogous#3FCB94, #3F76CB
Triadic#CB3FBC, #BCCB3F
Split complementary#CB3F76, #CB943F
Tetradic#943FCB, #CB4E3F, #76CB3F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0F4F6
Lighter +30%#B7E6EC
Lighter +20%#8FD8E1
Lighter +10%#67CAD6
Darker −10%#2E9CA9
Darker −20%#237781
Darker −30%#185259
Darker −40%#0D2D31
More saturated +25%#21D4E9
Less saturated −25%#5EA4AC

Channel breakdown

R63
G188
B203
Red63 (24.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue186.43°
Saturation (HSL)57.38%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3F · G BC · B CB

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