Recognised as Colour
#038599
- #038599
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#038599 is a cyan with RGB values 3, 133, 153 and HSL 188°, 96%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#038599#038599
HEX#038599
RGBrgb(3, 133, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.5216, 0.6
RGB percentages1.2%, 52.2%, 60%
HSLhsl(188, 96.2%, 30.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188, 98%, 60%)
CMYK98%, 13.1%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer230,809
CSS custom property--colour: #038599;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1
Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#FC7A66
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#991703
Analogous#039962, #033A99
Triadic#990385, #859903
Split complementary#99033A, #996203
Tetradic#620399, #991703, #3A9903
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R3
G133
B153
Red3 (1.2%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue188°
Saturation (HSL)96.15%
Lightness30.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 85 · B 99
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