Recognised as Colour
#38594F
- #38594F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#38594F is a cyan with RGB values 56, 89, 79 and HSL 162°, 23%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#38594F#38594F
HEX#38594F
RGBrgb(56, 89, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.349, 0.3098
RGB percentages22%, 34.9%, 31%
HSLhsl(161.8, 22.8%, 28.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.8, 37.1%, 34.9%)
CMYK37.1%, 0%, 11.2%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,692,879
CSS custom property--colour: #38594F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.75:1
Contrast with white7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#C7A6B0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#593842
Analogous#38593F, #385259
Triadic#4F3859, #594F38
Split complementary#593852, #593F38
Tetradic#3F3859, #593842, #525938
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R56
G89
B79
Red56 (22%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue161.82°
Saturation (HSL)22.76%
Lightness28.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G 59 · B 4F
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