Recognised as Colour
#3795AC
- #3795AC
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#3795AC is a cyan with RGB values 55, 149, 172 and HSL 192°, 52%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#3795AC#3795AC
HEX#3795AC
RGBrgb(55, 149, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.5843, 0.6745
RGB percentages21.6%, 58.4%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(191.8, 51.5%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.8, 68%, 67.5%)
CMYK68%, 13.4%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,642,796
CSS custom property--colour: #3795AC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#C86A53
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AC4E37
Analogous#37AC89, #375AAC
Triadic#AC3795, #95AC37
Split complementary#AC375A, #AC8937
Tetradic#8937AC, #AC4E37, #5AAC37
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R55
G149
B172
Red55 (21.6%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue191.79°
Saturation (HSL)51.54%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 37 · G 95 · B AC
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