Colour

#38656F

#38656F
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#38656F is a cyan with RGB values 56, 101, 111 and HSL 191°, 33%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#38656F#38656F

HEX#38656F

RGBrgb(56, 101, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.3961, 0.4353

RGB percentages22%, 39.6%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(190.9, 32.9%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.9, 49.5%, 43.5%)

CMYK49.5%, 9%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,695,983

CSS custom property--colour: #38656F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.44:1

Contrast with white6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#C79A90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D6270no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Deuteranopia#555C6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Tritanopia#1B6968no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.1 Slate grey · ΔE 16.4 Dim grey · ΔE 16.9 Teal · ΔE 18.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.9 Gray · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6F4238

Analogous#386F5E, #38496F

Triadic#6F3865, #656F38

Split complementary#6F3849, #6F5E38

Tetradic#5E386F, #6F4238, #496F38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#A3C8D0

Lighter +30%#81B4BF

Lighter +20%#5FA0AE

Lighter +10%#498491

Darker −10%#27464D

Darker −20%#16272B

Darker −30%#050809

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#237284

Less saturated −25%#4D585A

Channel breakdown

R56

G101

B111

Red56 (22%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue190.91°

Saturation (HSL)32.93%

Lightness32.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 65 · B 6F

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