Recognised as Colour
#368A9D
- #368A9D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#368A9D is a cyan with RGB values 54, 138, 157 and HSL 191°, 49%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#368A9D#368A9D
HEX#368A9D
RGBrgb(54, 138, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.5412, 0.6157
RGB percentages21.2%, 54.1%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(191.1, 48.8%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.1, 65.6%, 61.6%)
CMYK65.6%, 12.1%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,574,429
CSS custom property--colour: #368A9D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#C97562
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9D4936
Analogous#369D7D, #36569D
Triadic#9D368A, #8A9D36
Split complementary#9D3656, #9D7D36
Tetradic#7D369D, #9D4936, #569D36
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R54
G138
B157
Red54 (21.2%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue191.07°
Saturation (HSL)48.82%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G 8A · B 9D
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