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Recognised as Colour

#03493B

  • #03493B
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#03493B is a cyan with RGB values 3, 73, 59 and HSL 168°, 92%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#03493B#03493B
HEX#03493B
RGBrgb(3, 73, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.2863, 0.2314
RGB percentages1.2%, 28.6%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(168, 92.1%, 14.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168, 95.9%, 28.6%)
CMYK95.9%, 0%, 19.2%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer215,355
CSS custom property--colour: #03493B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.4:1
Contrast with white10.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#FCB6C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#46433Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E3D3Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#004A45no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.4Teal · ΔE 24.6Dark cyan · ΔE 28.6Dim grey · ΔE 29.6Dark olivegreen · ΔE 32.1Sea green · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#490311
Analogous#034918, #033449
Triadic#3B0349, #493B03
Split complementary#490334, #491803
Tetradic#180349, #490311, #344903

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#22F6CC
Lighter +30%#09DCB2
Lighter +20%#07AB8A
Lighter +10%#057A63
Darker −10%#011813
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004C3D
Less saturated −25%#0D3F35

Channel breakdown

R3
G73
B59
Red3 (1.2%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue168°
Saturation (HSL)92.11%
Lightness14.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 03 · G 49 · B 3B

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