Colour
#00503B
- #00503B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#00503B is a cyan with RGB values 0, 80, 59 and HSL 164°, 100%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#00503B#00503B
HEX#00503B
RGBrgb(0, 80, 59)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3137, 0.2314
RGB percentages0%, 31.4%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(164.3, 100%, 15.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.3, 100%, 31.4%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 26.2%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer20,539
CSS custom property--colour: #00503B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#FFAFC4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#500015
Analogous#005013, #003D50
Triadic#3B0050, #503B00
Split complementary#50003D, #501300
Tetradic#130050, #500015, #3D5000
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G80
B59
Red0 (0%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue164.25°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness15.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G 50 · B 3B
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