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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

Protanopia#787E90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A748Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008987no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
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

Nearest named CSS colourTeal (#008080)ΔE 10.45, a distinctly different colour
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

Lighter +40%#AEDBE1
Lighter +30%#88CAD4
Lighter +20%#63B9C6
Lighter +10%#42A5B4
Darker −10%#26616A
Darker −20%#193E44
Darker −30%#0B1C1F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C95A7
Less saturated −25%#4C7177

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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