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Recognised as Colour

#038C93

  • #038C93
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#038C93 is a cyan with RGB values 3, 140, 147 and HSL 183°, 96%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#038C93#038C93
HEX#038C93
RGBrgb(3, 140, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.549, 0.5765
RGB percentages1.2%, 54.9%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(182.9, 96%, 29.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.9, 98%, 57.6%)
CMYK98%, 4.8%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer232,595
CSS custom property--colour: #038C93;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#FC736C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#808594no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F7993no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00928Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 4.4Teal · ΔE 6.2Cadetblue · ΔE 13.2Light seagreen · ΔE 17.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 25.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 4.39, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#930A03
Analogous#039352, #034493
Triadic#93038C, #8C9303
Split complementary#930344, #935203
Tetradic#520393, #930A03, #449303

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#66F5FC
Lighter +30%#34F1FB
Lighter +20%#05EBF7
Lighter +10%#04BCC5
Darker −10%#025C61
Darker −20%#012D2F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#008F96
Less saturated −25%#167B80

Channel breakdown

R3
G140
B147
Red3 (1.2%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue182.92°
Saturation (HSL)96%
Lightness29.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 8C · B 93

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