Recognised as Colour
#3799A2
- #3799A2
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#3799A2 is a cyan with RGB values 55, 153, 162 and HSL 185°, 49%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#3799A2#3799A2
HEX#3799A2
RGBrgb(55, 153, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.6, 0.6353
RGB percentages21.6%, 60%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(185, 49.3%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185, 66%, 63.5%)
CMYK66%, 5.6%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,643,810
CSS custom property--colour: #3799A2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#C8665D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A24037
Analogous#37A276, #3763A2
Triadic#A23799, #99A237
Split complementary#A23763, #A27637
Tetradic#7637A2, #A24037, #63A237
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R55
G153
B162
Red55 (21.6%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue185.05°
Saturation (HSL)49.31%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 37 · G 99 · B A2
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