Recognised as Colour
#38655B
- #38655B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#38655B is a cyan with RGB values 56, 101, 91 and HSL 167°, 29%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#38655B#38655B
HEX#38655B
RGBrgb(56, 101, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.3961, 0.3569
RGB percentages22%, 39.6%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(166.7, 28.7%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.7, 44.6%, 39.6%)
CMYK44.6%, 0%, 9.9%, 60.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,695,963
CSS custom property--colour: #38655B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#C79AA4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#653842
Analogous#386544, #385965
Triadic#5B3865, #655B38
Split complementary#653859, #654438
Tetradic#443865, #653842, #596538
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R56
G101
B91
Red56 (22%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue166.67°
Saturation (HSL)28.66%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G 65 · B 5B
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