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Recognised as Colour

#398C77

  • #398C77
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#398C77 is a cyan with RGB values 57, 140, 119 and HSL 165°, 42%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#398C77#398C77
HEX#398C77
RGBrgb(57, 140, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.549, 0.4667
RGB percentages22.4%, 54.9%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(164.8, 42.1%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.8, 59.3%, 54.9%)
CMYK59.3%, 0%, 15%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,771,511
CSS custom property--colour: #398C77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#C67388

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#888476no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B7B79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008D86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 12.7Teal · ΔE 13.2Cadetblue · ΔE 17.6Light seagreen · ΔE 17.8Sea green · ΔE 18.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 12.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C394E
Analogous#398C4E, #39778C
Triadic#77398C, #8C7739
Split complementary#8C3977, #8C4E39
Tetradic#4E398C, #8C394E, #778C39

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2DFD4
Lighter +30%#8DD1C0
Lighter +20%#69C2AB
Lighter +10%#48B096
Darker −10%#2A6858
Darker −20%#1B4439
Darker −30%#0D1F1B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#20A583
Less saturated −25%#52736B

Channel breakdown

R57
G140
B119
Red57 (22.4%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue164.82°
Saturation (HSL)42.13%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 39 · G 8C · B 77

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