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Recognised as Colour

#031716

  • #031716
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#031716 is a cyan with RGB values 3, 23, 22 and HSL 177°, 77%, 5%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#031716#031716
HEX#031716
RGBrgb(3, 23, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.0902, 0.0863
RGB percentages1.2%, 9%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(177, 76.9%, 5.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177, 87%, 9%)
CMYK87%, 0%, 4.3%, 91%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer202,518
CSS custom property--colour: #031716;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness19.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.45:1
Contrast with white18.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#131313
Inverted#FCE8E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#151516no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#121316no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#001817no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 9.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.6Dim grey · ΔE 38.8Slate grey · ΔE 47.7Gray · ΔE 47.9Teal · ΔE 47.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 9.4, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#170304
Analogous#03170C, #030E17
Triadic#160317, #171603
Split complementary#17030E, #170C03
Tetradic#0C0317, #170304, #0E1703

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#1BCBC3
Lighter +30%#159E97
Lighter +20%#0F716C
Lighter +10%#094441
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001A19
Less saturated −25%#061413

Channel breakdown

R3
G23
B22
Red3 (1.2%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue177°
Saturation (HSL)76.92%
Lightness5.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 03 · G 17 · B 16

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