Colour
#389C9E
- #389C9E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#389C9E is a cyan with RGB values 56, 156, 158 and HSL 181°, 48%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#389C9E#389C9E
HEX#389C9E
RGBrgb(56, 156, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.6118, 0.6196
RGB percentages22%, 61.2%, 62%
HSLhsl(181.2, 47.7%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.2, 64.6%, 62%)
CMYK64.6%, 1.3%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,710,110
CSS custom property--colour: #389C9E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27086WCAG 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 6.42:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#C76361
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9E3A38
Analogous#389E6D, #38699E
Triadic#9E389C, #9C9E38
Split complementary#9E3869, #9E6D38
Tetradic#6D389E, #9E3A38, #699E38
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R56
G156
B158
Red56 (22%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue181.18°
Saturation (HSL)47.66%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 9C · B 9E
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