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Recognised as Colour

#37718A

  • #37718A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#37718A is a cyan with RGB values 55, 113, 138 and HSL 198°, 43%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#37718A#37718A
HEX#37718A
RGBrgb(55, 113, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.4431, 0.5412
RGB percentages21.6%, 44.3%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(198.1, 43%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.1, 60.1%, 54.1%)
CMYK60.1%, 18.1%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,633,546
CSS custom property--colour: #37718A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#C88E75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#646F8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#58668Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007879no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 14.9Light slate grey · ΔE 16.4Steel blue · ΔE 16.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.8Teal · ΔE 21.1Cadetblue · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 14.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A5037
Analogous#378A7A, #37478A
Triadic#8A3771, #718A37
Split complementary#8A3747, #8A7A37
Tetradic#7A378A, #8A5037, #478A37

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AED0DF
Lighter +30%#8ABBD0
Lighter +20%#65A6C2
Lighter +10%#468FAE
Darker −10%#285366
Darker −20%#1A3541
Darker −30%#0B171D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1F7BA2
Less saturated −25%#4F6772

Channel breakdown

R55
G113
B138
Red55 (21.6%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue198.07°
Saturation (HSL)43.01%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 37 · G 71 · B 8A

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