Recognised as Colour
#3FDDE2
- #3FDDE2
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Dark turquoise
#3FDDE2 is a cyan with RGB values 63, 221, 226 and HSL 182°, 74%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.
Colour values
#3FDDE2#3FDDE2
HEX#3FDDE2
RGBrgb(63, 221, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.8667, 0.8863
RGB percentages24.7%, 86.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(181.8, 73.8%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.8, 72.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK72.1%, 2.2%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,185,570
CSS custom property--colour: #3FDDE2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.65:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#C0221D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E2443F
Analogous#3FE295, #3F8CE2
Triadic#E23FDD, #DDE23F
Split complementary#E23F8C, #E2953F
Tetradic#953FE2, #E2443F, #8BE23F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R63
G221
B226
Red63 (24.7%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue181.84°
Saturation (HSL)73.76%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3F · G DD · B E2
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