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Recognised as Colour

#142A23

  • #142A23
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#142A23 is a cyan with RGB values 20, 42, 35 and HSL 161°, 35%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#142A23#142A23
HEX#142A23
RGBrgb(20, 42, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.1647, 0.1373
RGB percentages7.8%, 16.5%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(160.9, 35.5%, 12.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.9, 52.4%, 16.5%)
CMYK52.4%, 0%, 16.7%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,321,507
CSS custom property--colour: #142A23;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness36 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.16:1
Contrast with white15.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#EBD5DC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#292723no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#252523no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0D2A28no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.1Black · ΔE 18.7Dim grey · ΔE 31.3Teal · ΔE 39.1Gray · ΔE 40Dark olivegreen · ΔE 40.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2A141B
Analogous#142A18, #14262A
Triadic#23142A, #2A2314
Split complementary#2A1426, #2A1814
Tetradic#18142A, #2A141B, #262A14

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#5AB095
Lighter +30%#459279
Lighter +20%#356F5D
Lighter +10%#244D40
Darker −10%#040706
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0C3226
Less saturated −25%#1C2220

Channel breakdown

R20
G42
B35
Red20 (7.8%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue160.91°
Saturation (HSL)35.48%
Lightness12.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 14 · G 2A · B 23

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