Recognised as Colour
#038298
- #038298
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#038298 is a cyan with RGB values 3, 130, 152 and HSL 189°, 96%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#038298#038298
HEX#038298
RGBrgb(3, 130, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.5098, 0.5961
RGB percentages1.2%, 51%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(188.9, 96.1%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.9, 98%, 59.6%)
CMYK98%, 14.5%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer230,040
CSS custom property--colour: #038298;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#FC7D67
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#981903
Analogous#039864, #033798
Triadic#980382, #829803
Split complementary#980337, #986403
Tetradic#640398, #981903, #379803
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R3
G130
B152
Red3 (1.2%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue188.86°
Saturation (HSL)96.13%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 82 · B 98
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