Colour
#34A5AA
- #34A5AA
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#34A5AA is a cyan with RGB values 52, 165, 170 and HSL 183°, 53%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#34A5AA#34A5AA
HEX#34A5AA
RGBrgb(52, 165, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.6471, 0.6667
RGB percentages20.4%, 64.7%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(182.5, 53.2%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.5, 69.4%, 66.7%)
CMYK69.4%, 2.9%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,450,282
CSS custom property--colour: #34A5AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30543WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#CB5A55
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AA3934
Analogous#34AA74, #346AAA
Triadic#AA34A5, #A5AA34
Split complementary#AA346A, #AA7434
Tetradic#7434AA, #AA3934, #6AAA34
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R52
G165
B170
Red52 (20.4%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue182.54°
Saturation (HSL)53.15%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G A5 · B AA
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