Recognised as Colour
#34838F
- #34838F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#34838F is a cyan with RGB values 52, 131, 143 and HSL 188°, 47%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#34838F#34838F
HEX#34838F
RGBrgb(52, 131, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.5137, 0.5608
RGB percentages20.4%, 51.4%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(187.9, 46.7%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.9, 63.6%, 56.1%)
CMYK63.6%, 8.4%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,441,551
CSS custom property--colour: #34838F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#CB7C70
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8F4034
Analogous#348F6E, #34558F
Triadic#8F3483, #838F34
Split complementary#8F3455, #8F6E34
Tetradic#6E348F, #8F4034, #558F34
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R52
G131
B143
Red52 (20.4%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue187.91°
Saturation (HSL)46.67%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 83 · B 8F
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