Colour
#379F8F
- #379F8F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#379F8F is a cyan with RGB values 55, 159, 143 and HSL 171°, 49%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#379F8F#379F8F
HEX#379F8F
RGBrgb(55, 159, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.6235, 0.5608
RGB percentages21.6%, 62.4%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(170.8, 48.6%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.8, 65.4%, 62.4%)
CMYK65.4%, 0%, 10.1%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,645,327
CSS custom property--colour: #379F8F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#C86070
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9F3747
Analogous#379F5B, #377B9F
Triadic#8F379F, #9F8F37
Split complementary#9F377B, #9F5B37
Tetradic#5B379F, #9F3747, #7B9F37
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R55
G159
B143
Red55 (21.6%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue170.77°
Saturation (HSL)48.6%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 37 · G 9F · B 8F
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