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Recognised as Colour

#038995

  • #038995
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#038995 is a cyan with RGB values 3, 137, 149 and HSL 185°, 96%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#038995#038995
HEX#038995
RGBrgb(3, 137, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.5373, 0.5843
RGB percentages1.2%, 53.7%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(184.9, 96.1%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.9, 98%, 58.4%)
CMYK98%, 8.1%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer231,829
CSS custom property--colour: #038995;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#FC766A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C8396no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B7695no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00908Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 7.6Teal · ΔE 8.1Cadetblue · ΔE 13.7Light seagreen · ΔE 20Slate grey · ΔE 24.5Light slate grey · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 7.64, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#950F03
Analogous#039558, #034095
Triadic#950389, #899503
Split complementary#950340, #955803
Tetradic#580395, #950F03, #409503

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#68F0FC
Lighter +30%#36EBFB
Lighter +20%#05E5F9
Lighter +10%#04B7C7
Darker −10%#025B63
Darker −20%#012D31
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#008C98
Less saturated −25%#167982

Channel breakdown

R3
G137
B149
Red3 (1.2%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue184.93°
Saturation (HSL)96.05%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 89 · B 95

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