Recognised as Colour
#388B68
- #388B68
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Sea green
#388B68 is a cyan with RGB values 56, 139, 104 and HSL 155°, 43%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.
Colour values
#388B68#388B68
HEX#388B68
RGBrgb(56, 139, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.5451, 0.4078
RGB percentages22%, 54.5%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(154.7, 42.6%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(154.7, 59.7%, 54.5%)
CMYK59.7%, 0%, 25.2%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,705,704
CSS custom property--colour: #388B68;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#C77497
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8B385B
Analogous#388B3E, #38858B
Triadic#68388B, #8B6838
Split complementary#8B3885, #8B3E38
Tetradic#3E388B, #8B385B, #858B38
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R56
G139
B104
Red56 (22%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue154.7°
Saturation (HSL)42.56%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G 8B · B 68
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