Recognised as Colour
#223B32
- #223B32
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#223B32 is a cyan with RGB values 34, 59, 50 and HSL 158°, 27%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#223B32#223B32
HEX#223B32
RGBrgb(34, 59, 50)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.2314, 0.1961
RGB percentages13.3%, 23.1%, 19.6%
HSLhsl(158.4, 26.9%, 18.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(158.4, 42.4%, 23.1%)
CMYK42.4%, 0%, 15.3%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,243,378
CSS custom property--colour: #223B32;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.07:1
Contrast with white12.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#DDC4CD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3B222B
Analogous#223B26, #22383B
Triadic#32223B, #3B3222
Split complementary#3B2238, #3B2622
Tetradic#26223B, #3B222B, #383B22
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R34
G59
B50
Red34 (13.3%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue50 (19.6%)
Hue158.4°
Saturation (HSL)26.88%
Lightness18.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 22 · G 3B · B 32
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