Colour
#298D9F
- #298D9F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#298D9F is a cyan with RGB values 41, 141, 159 and HSL 189°, 59%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#298D9F#298D9F
HEX#298D9F
RGBrgb(41, 141, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.5529, 0.6235
RGB percentages16.1%, 55.3%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(189.2, 59%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.2, 74.2%, 62.4%)
CMYK74.2%, 11.3%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,723,231
CSS custom property--colour: #298D9F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#D67260
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9F3B29
Analogous#299F76, #29529F
Triadic#9F298D, #8D9F29
Split complementary#9F2952, #9F7629
Tetradic#76299F, #9F3B29, #529F29
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R41
G141
B159
Red41 (16.1%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue189.15°
Saturation (HSL)59%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 8D · B 9F
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