Recognised as Colour
#379B88
- #379B88
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#379B88 is a cyan with RGB values 55, 155, 136 and HSL 169°, 48%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#379B88#379B88
HEX#379B88
RGBrgb(55, 155, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.6078, 0.5333
RGB percentages21.6%, 60.8%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(168.6, 47.6%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.6, 64.5%, 60.8%)
CMYK64.5%, 0%, 12.3%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,644,296
CSS custom property--colour: #379B88;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#C86477
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9B374A
Analogous#379B56, #377C9B
Triadic#88379B, #9B8837
Split complementary#9B377C, #9B5637
Tetradic#56379B, #9B374A, #7C9B37
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R55
G155
B136
Red55 (21.6%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue168.6°
Saturation (HSL)47.62%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 37 · G 9B · B 88
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