Colour

#234F3B

#234F3B
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#234F3B is a cyan with RGB values 35, 79, 59 and HSL 153°, 39%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#234F3B#234F3B

HEX#234F3B

RGBrgb(35, 79, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.3098, 0.2314

RGB percentages13.7%, 31%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(152.7, 38.6%, 22.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(152.7, 55.7%, 31%)

CMYK55.7%, 0%, 25.3%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,314,043

CSS custom property--colour: #234F3B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness66.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.32:1

Contrast with white9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#DCB0C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E4A3Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#47453Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Tritanopia#154F49no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.2 Teal · ΔE 25.4 Dim grey · ΔE 26.2 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26.4 Dark cyan · ΔE 29.2 Sea green · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4F2337

Analogous#234F25, #234D4F

Triadic#3B234F, #4F3B23

Split complementary#4F234D, #4F2523

Tetradic#25234F, #4F2337, #4D4F23

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#7AC4A2

Lighter +30%#57B48A

Lighter +20%#429670

Lighter +10%#337255

Darker −10%#132C21

Darker −20%#040806

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#155D3C

Less saturated −25%#31413A

Channel breakdown

R35

G79

B59

Red35 (13.7%)

Green79 (31%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue152.73°

Saturation (HSL)38.6%

Lightness22.35%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 23 · G 4F · B 3B

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