Recognised as Colour
#03969D
- #03969D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#03969D is a cyan with RGB values 3, 150, 157 and HSL 183°, 96%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#03969D#03969D
HEX#03969D
RGBrgb(3, 150, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.5882, 0.6157
RGB percentages1.2%, 58.8%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(182.7, 96.3%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.7, 98.1%, 61.6%)
CMYK98.1%, 4.5%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer235,165
CSS custom property--colour: #03969D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.85:1
Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#FC6962
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9D0A03
Analogous#039D57, #03499D
Triadic#9D0396, #969D03
Split complementary#9D0349, #9D5703
Tetradic#57039D, #9D0A03, #499D03
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R3
G150
B157
Red3 (1.2%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue182.73°
Saturation (HSL)96.25%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 96 · B 9D
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