Recognised as Colour
#32797F
- #32797F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#32797F is a cyan with RGB values 50, 121, 127 and HSL 185°, 44%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#32797F#32797F
HEX#32797F
RGBrgb(50, 121, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.4745, 0.498
RGB percentages19.6%, 47.5%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(184.7, 43.5%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.7, 60.6%, 49.8%)
CMYK60.6%, 4.7%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,307,903
CSS custom property--colour: #32797F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#CD8680
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7F3832
Analogous#327F5E, #32537F
Triadic#7F3279, #797F32
Split complementary#7F3253, #7F5E32
Tetradic#5E327F, #7F3832, #537F32
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R50
G121
B127
Red50 (19.6%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue184.68°
Saturation (HSL)43.5%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 79 · B 7F
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