Colour
#03493C
- #03493C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#03493C is a cyan with RGB values 3, 73, 60 and HSL 169°, 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
#03493C#03493C
HEX#03493C
RGBrgb(3, 73, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.2863, 0.2353
RGB percentages1.2%, 28.6%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(168.9, 92.1%, 14.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.9, 95.9%, 28.6%)
CMYK95.9%, 0%, 17.8%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer215,356
CSS custom property--colour: #03493C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.39:1
Contrast with white10.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#FCB6C3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#490310
Analogous#034919, #033349
Triadic#3C0349, #493C03
Split complementary#490333, #491903
Tetradic#190349, #490310, #334903
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R3
G73
B60
Red3 (1.2%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue168.86°
Saturation (HSL)92.11%
Lightness14.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 03 · G 49 · B 3C
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