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Recognised as Colour

#003850

  • #003850
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#003850 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 56, 80 and HSL 198°, 100%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#003850#003850
HEX#003850
RGBrgb(0, 56, 80)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2196, 0.3137
RGB percentages0%, 22%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(198, 100%, 15.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198, 100%, 31.4%)
CMYK100%, 30%, 0%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,416
CSS custom property--colour: #003850;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.49:1
Contrast with white12.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#FFC7AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C3851no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#223150no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#003E40no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19Black · ΔE 29.7Dim grey · ΔE 30.6Slate grey · ΔE 32.7Steel blue · ΔE 33.6Light slate grey · ΔE 35.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#501800
Analogous#005040, #001050
Triadic#500038, #385000
Split complementary#500010, #504000
Tetradic#400050, #501800, #105000

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#1DBBFF
Lighter +30%#00A3E9
Lighter +20%#007FB6
Lighter +10%#005C83
Darker −10%#00141D
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003850
Less saturated −25%#0A3446

Channel breakdown

R0
G56
B80
Red0 (0%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue198°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness15.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 38 · B 50

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