Colour

#03252E

#03252E
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Black

#03252E is a cyan with RGB values 3, 37, 46 and HSL 193°, 88%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#03252E

RGBrgb(3, 37, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.1451, 0.1804

RGB percentages1.2%, 14.5%, 18%

HSLhsl(192.6, 87.8%, 9.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(192.6, 93.5%, 18%)

CMYK93.5%, 19.6%, 0%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer206,126

CSS custom property--colour: #03252E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness32.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.06:1

Contrast with white16.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#FCDAD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F242Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#1A1F2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Tritanopia#002828no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.6 Dim grey · ΔE 33.9 Slate grey · ΔE 40.5 Teal · ΔE 41 Gray · ΔE 42.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2E0C03

Analogous#032E21, #03102E

Triadic#2E0325, #252E03

Split complementary#2E0310, #2E2103

Tetradic#21032E, #2E0C03, #102E03

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#0FBFEE

Lighter +30%#0C99BE

Lighter +20%#09728E

Lighter +10%#064C5E

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002731

Less saturated −25%#092128

Channel breakdown

G37

B46

Red3 (1.2%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue192.56°

Saturation (HSL)87.76%

Lightness9.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 25 · B 2E

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Colour values

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