Recognised as Colour
#34A5C2
- #34A5C2
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#34A5C2 is a cyan with RGB values 52, 165, 194 and HSL 192°, 58%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#34A5C2#34A5C2
HEX#34A5C2
RGBrgb(52, 165, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.6471, 0.7608
RGB percentages20.4%, 64.7%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(192.3, 57.7%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.3, 73.2%, 76.1%)
CMYK73.2%, 14.9%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,450,306
CSS custom property--colour: #34A5C2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#CB5A3D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C25134
Analogous#34C298, #345EC2
Triadic#C234A5, #A5C234
Split complementary#C2345E, #C29834
Tetradic#9834C2, #C25134, #5EC234
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R52
G165
B194
Red52 (20.4%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue192.25°
Saturation (HSL)57.72%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G A5 · B C2
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