Recognised as Colour
#038865
- #038865
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Sea green
#038865 is a cyan with RGB values 3, 136, 101 and HSL 164°, 96%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.
Colour values
#038865#038865
HEX#038865
RGBrgb(3, 136, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.5333, 0.3961
RGB percentages1.2%, 53.3%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(164.2, 95.7%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.2, 97.8%, 53.3%)
CMYK97.8%, 0%, 25.7%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer231,525
CSS custom property--colour: #038865;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#FC779A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#880326
Analogous#038823, #036888
Triadic#650388, #886503
Split complementary#880368, #882303
Tetradic#230388, #880326, #688803
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R3
G136
B101
Red3 (1.2%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue164.21°
Saturation (HSL)95.68%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 03 · G 88 · B 65
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