Colour

#03482E

#03482E
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#03482E is a cyan with RGB values 3, 72, 46 and HSL 157°, 92%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#03482E#03482E

HEX#03482E

RGBrgb(3, 72, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.2824, 0.1804

RGB percentages1.2%, 28.2%, 18%

HSLhsl(157.4, 92%, 14.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(157.4, 95.8%, 28.2%)

CMYK95.8%, 0%, 36.1%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer215,086

CSS custom property--colour: #03482E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness57.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.66:1

Contrast with white10.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#FCB7D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#47422Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F3C30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Tritanopia#004841no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.3 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 27.2 Teal · ΔE 28.8 Sea green · ΔE 29.9 Dark cyan · ΔE 32.4 Dim grey · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 21.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#48031D

Analogous#03480C, #033F48

Triadic#2E0348, #482E03

Split complementary#48033F, #480C03

Tetradic#0C0348, #48031D, #3F4803

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#21F6A6

Lighter +30%#09DB8C

Lighter +20%#07AA6D

Lighter +10%#05794D

Darker −10%#01170F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#004B2F

Less saturated −25%#0C3F2C

Channel breakdown

G72

B46

Red3 (1.2%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue157.39°

Saturation (HSL)92%

Lightness14.71%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 03 · G 48 · B 2E

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Colour values

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