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#03556E

#03556e ≈ Midnight Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#03556e 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 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.27% cyan, 22.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 194.02°, with 94.69% saturation and 22.16% 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 8.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Green (#004953), ΔE 7.69.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0764

Complementary

  1. #03556e
  2. #6e1c03

Split complementary

  1. #03556e
  2. #6e0320
  3. #6e5203

Analogous

  1. #036e52
  2. #03556e
  3. #03206e

Triadic

  1. #03556e
  2. #6e0355
  3. #556e03

Tetradic

  1. #03556e
  2. #1c036e
  3. #6e1c03
  4. #556e03

Square

  1. #03556e
  2. #52036e
  3. #6e1c03
  4. #206e03

Monochromatic

  1. #010f14
  2. #011b24
  3. #03556e
  4. #058fb8
  5. #11c3f9

Shades

#03556e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #03556e
  2. #034d63
  3. #024458
  4. #023c4d
  5. #023342
  6. #022b37
  7. #01222c
  8. #011a21
  9. #011116
  10. #00090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#03556e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #03556e
  2. #1c667d
  3. #35778b
  4. #4f889a
  5. #6899a8
  6. #81aab7
  7. #9abbc5
  8. #b3ccd4
  9. #cddde2
  10. #e6eef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#03556e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #03556e
  2. #105970
  3. #1c5e72
  4. #296273
  5. #356675
  6. #426b77
  7. #4e6f79
  8. #5b737b
  9. #67777c
  10. #747c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d515c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #47536f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a4a6e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #37546f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d4f6e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005964 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-03556e {
  color: #03556e;
}
Background
.bg-03556e {
  background-color: #03556e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-03556e {
  border: 2px solid #03556e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #03556e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 85 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 95% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-03556e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #03556e, #03206e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-03556e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 85 110 / 0.35);
}

#004953 Midnight Green ΔE 7.69 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.68 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.51 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 11.00 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 11.00 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 11.59 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 11.66 #fcaa91 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Midnight Green
#03556e  rgb(3, 85, 110)  hsl(194, 95%, 22%)  Midnight Green
#6e1c03  rgb(110, 28, 3)  hsl(14, 95%, 22%)  Maroon
#6e0355  rgb(110, 3, 85)  hsl(314, 95%, 22%)  Byzantium
#556e03  rgb(85, 110, 3)  hsl(74, 95%, 22%)  Dark Olive Green