Colour
#233B34
- #233B34
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#233B34 is a cyan with RGB values 35, 59, 52 and HSL 162°, 26%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#233B34#233B34
HEX#233B34
RGBrgb(35, 59, 52)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.2314, 0.2039
RGB percentages13.7%, 23.1%, 20.4%
HSLhsl(162.5, 25.5%, 18.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.5, 40.7%, 23.1%)
CMYK40.7%, 0%, 11.9%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,308,916
CSS custom property--colour: #233B34;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.02:1
Contrast with white12.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#DCC4CB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3B232A
Analogous#233B28, #23363B
Triadic#34233B, #3B3423
Split complementary#3B2336, #3B2823
Tetradic#28233B, #3B232A, #363B23
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R35
G59
B52
Red35 (13.7%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue52 (20.4%)
Hue162.5°
Saturation (HSL)25.53%
Lightness18.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 23 · G 3B · B 34
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