Recognised as Colour
#29738D
- #29738D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Steel blue
#29738D is a cyan with RGB values 41, 115, 141 and HSL 196°, 55%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.
Colour values
#29738D#29738D
HEX#29738D
RGBrgb(41, 115, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.451, 0.5529
RGB percentages16.1%, 45.1%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(195.6, 54.9%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.6, 70.9%, 55.3%)
CMYK70.9%, 18.4%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,716,557
CSS custom property--colour: #29738D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#D68C72
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8D4329
Analogous#298D75, #29418D
Triadic#8D2973, #738D29
Split complementary#8D2941, #8D7529
Tetradic#75298D, #8D4329, #418D29
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R41
G115
B141
Red41 (16.1%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue195.6°
Saturation (HSL)54.95%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 73 · B 8D
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