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Colour

#038F87

  • #038F87
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#038F87 is a cyan with RGB values 3, 143, 135 and HSL 177°, 96%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#038F87#038F87
HEX#038F87
RGBrgb(3, 143, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.5608, 0.5294
RGB percentages1.2%, 56.1%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(176.6, 95.9%, 28.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.6, 97.9%, 56.1%)
CMYK97.9%, 0%, 5.6%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer233,351
CSS custom property--colour: #038F87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#FC7078

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#868687no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#767B88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00938Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 5.2Teal · ΔE 7.9Light seagreen · ΔE 13.1Cadetblue · ΔE 16.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 24Dark turquoise · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 5.21, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F030B
Analogous#038F41, #03518F
Triadic#87038F, #8F8703
Split complementary#8F0351, #8F4103
Tetradic#41038F, #8F030B, #518F03

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#62FCF3
Lighter +30%#30FBEF
Lighter +20%#05F3E5
Lighter +10%#04C1B6
Darker −10%#025D58
Darker −20%#012B29
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00928A
Less saturated −25%#157D77

Channel breakdown

R3
G143
B135
Red3 (1.2%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue176.57°
Saturation (HSL)95.89%
Lightness28.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 03 · G 8F · B 87

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