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Recognised as Colour

#039981

  • #039981
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#039981 is a cyan with RGB values 3, 153, 129 and HSL 170°, 96%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#039981#039981
HEX#039981
RGBrgb(3, 153, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.6, 0.5059
RGB percentages1.2%, 60%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(170.4, 96.2%, 30.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.4, 98%, 60%)
CMYK98%, 0%, 15.7%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer235,905
CSS custom property--colour: #039981;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#FC667E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#938E80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#828283no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Tritanopia#009B92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 13.4Dark cyan · ΔE 15.8Sea green · ΔE 17.7Teal · ΔE 17.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20Cadetblue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 13.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99031B
Analogous#039936, #036699
Triadic#810399, #998103
Split complementary#990366, #993603
Tetradic#360399, #99031B, #669903

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6CFCE5
Lighter +30%#3AFBDC
Lighter +20%#08FAD3
Lighter +10%#04CBAB
Darker −10%#026757
Darker −20%#01352D
Darker −30%#000302
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009C83
Less saturated −25%#168574

Channel breakdown

R3
G153
B129
Red3 (1.2%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue170.4°
Saturation (HSL)96.15%
Lightness30.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 03 · G 99 · B 81

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