Recognised as Colour
#369EAB
- #369EAB
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#369EAB is a cyan with RGB values 54, 158, 171 and HSL 187°, 52%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#369EAB#369EAB
HEX#369EAB
RGBrgb(54, 158, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.6196, 0.6706
RGB percentages21.2%, 62%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(186.7, 52%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.7, 68.4%, 67.1%)
CMYK68.4%, 7.6%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,579,563
CSS custom property--colour: #369EAB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.64:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#C96154
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AB4336
Analogous#36AB7D, #3664AB
Triadic#AB369E, #9EAB36
Split complementary#AB3664, #AB7D36
Tetradic#7D36AB, #AB4336, #64AB36
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R54
G158
B171
Red54 (21.2%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue186.67°
Saturation (HSL)52%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G 9E · B AB
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