Recognised as Colour
#389EAF
- #389EAF
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#389EAF is a cyan with RGB values 56, 158, 175 and HSL 189°, 52%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#389EAF#389EAF
HEX#389EAF
RGBrgb(56, 158, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.6196, 0.6863
RGB percentages22%, 62%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(188.6, 51.5%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.6, 68%, 68.6%)
CMYK68%, 9.7%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,710,639
CSS custom property--colour: #389EAF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#C76150
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AF4938
Analogous#38AF84, #3863AF
Triadic#AF389E, #9EAF38
Split complementary#AF3863, #AF8438
Tetradic#8438AF, #AF4938, #63AF38
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R56
G158
B175
Red56 (22%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue188.57°
Saturation (HSL)51.52%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 9E · B AF
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