Recognised as Colour
#298D89
- #298D89
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#298D89 is a cyan with RGB values 41, 141, 137 and HSL 178°, 55%, 36%. 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
#298D89#298D89
HEX#298D89
RGBrgb(41, 141, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.5529, 0.5373
RGB percentages16.1%, 55.3%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(177.6, 54.9%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.6, 70.9%, 55.3%)
CMYK70.9%, 0%, 2.8%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,723,209
CSS custom property--colour: #298D89;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#D67276
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8D292D
Analogous#298D57, #295F8D
Triadic#89298D, #8D8929
Split complementary#8D295F, #8D5729
Tetradic#57298D, #8D292D, #5F8D29
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R41
G141
B137
Red41 (16.1%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue177.6°
Saturation (HSL)54.95%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 29 · G 8D · B 89
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