Recognised as Colour
#039696
- #039696
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#039696 is a cyan with RGB values 3, 150, 150 and HSL 180°, 96%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#039696#039696
HEX#039696
RGBrgb(3, 150, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.5882, 0.5882
RGB percentages1.2%, 58.8%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(180, 96.1%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 98%, 58.8%)
CMYK98%, 0%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer235,158
CSS custom property--colour: #039696;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.81:1
Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#FC6969
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#960303
Analogous#03964D, #034D96
Triadic#960396, #969603
Split complementary#96034D, #964D03
Tetradic#4D0396, #960303, #4D9603
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R3
G150
B150
Red3 (1.2%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)96.08%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 96 · B 96
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