Recognised as Colour
#34998C
- #34998C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#34998C is a cyan with RGB values 52, 153, 140 and HSL 172°, 49%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#34998C#34998C
HEX#34998C
RGBrgb(52, 153, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.6, 0.549
RGB percentages20.4%, 60%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(172.3, 49.3%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.3, 66%, 60%)
CMYK66%, 0%, 8.5%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,447,180
CSS custom property--colour: #34998C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#CB6673
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#993441
Analogous#34995A, #347399
Triadic#8C3499, #998C34
Split complementary#993474, #995A34
Tetradic#5A3499, #993441, #739934
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R52
G153
B140
Red52 (20.4%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue172.28°
Saturation (HSL)49.27%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 34 · G 99 · B 8C
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