Colour
#3596A0
- #3596A0
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#3596A0 is a cyan with RGB values 53, 150, 160 and HSL 186°, 50%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#3596A0#3596A0
HEX#3596A0
RGBrgb(53, 150, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.5882, 0.6275
RGB percentages20.8%, 58.8%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(185.6, 50.2%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.6, 66.9%, 62.7%)
CMYK66.9%, 6.2%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,511,968
CSS custom property--colour: #3596A0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#CA695F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A03F35
Analogous#35A074, #3561A0
Triadic#A03596, #96A035
Split complementary#A03561, #A07435
Tetradic#7435A0, #A03F35, #61A035
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R53
G150
B160
Red53 (20.8%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue185.61°
Saturation (HSL)50.23%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 96 · B A0
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page