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#03556D

#03556d ≈ Midnight Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#03556d is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 33.33% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.25% cyan, 22.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 193.58°, with 94.64% saturation and 21.96% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Green (#004953), ΔE 7.31.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0762

Complementary

  1. #03556d
  2. #6d1b03

Split complementary

  1. #03556d
  2. #6d0320
  3. #6d5003

Analogous

  1. #036d50
  2. #03556d
  3. #03206d

Triadic

  1. #03556d
  2. #6d0355
  3. #556d03

Tetradic

  1. #03556d
  2. #1b036d
  3. #6d1b03
  4. #556d03

Square

  1. #03556d
  2. #50036d
  3. #6d1b03
  4. #206d03

Monochromatic

  1. #010f14
  2. #011b23
  3. #03556d
  4. #058fb7
  5. #11c4f8

Shades

#03556d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #03556d
  2. #034d62
  3. #024457
  4. #023c4c
  5. #023341
  6. #022b37
  7. #01222c
  8. #011a21
  9. #011116
  10. #00090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#03556d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #03556d
  2. #1c667c
  3. #35778a
  4. #4f8899
  5. #6899a7
  6. #81aab6
  7. #9abbc5
  8. #b3ccd3
  9. #cddde2
  10. #e6eef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#03556d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #03556d
  2. #10596f
  3. #1c5e71
  4. #296273
  5. #356675
  6. #426b77
  7. #4e6f78
  8. #5b737a
  9. #67777c
  10. #747c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d515c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #48536e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b4a6d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #38546e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d4f6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005964 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-03556d {
  color: #03556d;
}
Background
.bg-03556d {
  background-color: #03556d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-03556d {
  border: 2px solid #03556d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #03556d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 85 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 95% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-03556d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #03556d, #03206d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-03556d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 85 109 / 0.35);
}

#004953 Midnight Green ΔE 7.31 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.97 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.54 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.64 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 10.64 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 11.52 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 12.10 #fcaa92 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Midnight Green
#03556d  rgb(3, 85, 109)  hsl(194, 95%, 22%)  Midnight Green
#6d1b03  rgb(109, 27, 3)  hsl(14, 95%, 22%)  Maroon
#6d0355  rgb(109, 3, 85)  hsl(314, 95%, 22%)  Byzantium
#556d03  rgb(85, 109, 3)  hsl(74, 95%, 22%)  Dark Olive Green