Firefly is a dark bright shade of Cyan. It belongs to the color family Dark Cyan, and it has low lightness and high saturation. Firefly is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Firefly is #0E2A30.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Firefly has 5%% Red, 16% Green, and 19% Blue.
Firefly has 191° Hue, 71% Saturation, and 19% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Firefly has 191° Hue, 56% Saturation, and 12% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Firefly has 71% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow, and 81% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#0E2A30 |
|
RGB |
(14, 42, 48) |
(5%, 16%, 19%) |
HSV |
(191°, 71, 19) |
(53%, 71%, 19%) |
HSL |
(191°, 56, 12) |
(53%, 56%, 12%) |
CMYK |
(71, 13, 0, 81) |
(71%, 13%, 0%, 81%) |
The natural luminance of Firefly is 2%, which is low.
Firefly has a higher contrast with white than black.
Firefly and black have a 1.4:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Firefly and white have a 15.0:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
2% |
insufficient (1.4) |
AAA (15.0) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Firefly paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 4% Blue, 9% Cyan, 81% Black, 5% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
4%
Cyan
9%
Magenta
0%
Black
81%
White
5%
To mix Firefly paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 11% Cyan, 2% Magenta, 81% Black, 5% White, as shown below.
Cyan
11%
Magenta
2%
Yellow
0%
Black
81%
White
5%
Colors similar to Firefly are: Elephant, Blue Dianne, Dark Blue Grey, Nile Blue, and Gable Green. Elephant is more blue and brighter than Firefly. Blue Dianne is paler and lighter than Firefly. Dark Blue Grey is more blue and paler than Firefly. Nile Blue is more blue than Firefly. Gable Green is more cyan and paler than Firefly.