Colour
#398A98
- #398A98
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#398A98 is a cyan with RGB values 57, 138, 152 and HSL 189°, 45%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#398A98#398A98
HEX#398A98
RGBrgb(57, 138, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.5412, 0.5961
RGB percentages22.4%, 54.1%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(188.8, 45.5%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.8, 62.5%, 59.6%)
CMYK62.5%, 9.2%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,771,032
CSS custom property--colour: #398A98;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#C67567
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#984739
Analogous#399877, #395A98
Triadic#98398A, #8A9839
Split complementary#98395A, #987739
Tetradic#773998, #984739, #5A9839
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R57
G138
B152
Red57 (22.4%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue188.84°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 8A · B 98
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