Recognised as Colour
#183A36
- #183A36
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#183A36 is a cyan with RGB values 24, 58, 54 and HSL 173°, 41%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#183A36#183A36
HEX#183A36
RGBrgb(24, 58, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.0941, 0.2275, 0.2118
RGB percentages9.4%, 22.7%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(172.9, 41.5%, 16.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.9, 58.6%, 22.7%)
CMYK58.6%, 0%, 6.9%, 77.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,587,766
CSS custom property--colour: #183A36;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.37:1
Contrast with white12.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#E7C5C9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3A181C
Analogous#183A25, #182D3A
Triadic#36183A, #3A3618
Split complementary#3A182D, #3A2518
Tetradic#25183A, #3A181C, #2D3A18
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R24
G58
B54
Red24 (9.4%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue172.94°
Saturation (HSL)41.46%
Lightness16.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 18 · G 3A · B 36
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