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Recognised as Colour

#234F49

  • #234F49
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#234F49 is a cyan with RGB values 35, 79, 73 and HSL 172°, 39%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#234F49#234F49
HEX#234F49
RGBrgb(35, 79, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.3098, 0.2863
RGB percentages13.7%, 31%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(171.8, 38.6%, 22.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.8, 55.7%, 31%)
CMYK55.7%, 0%, 7.6%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,314,057
CSS custom property--colour: #234F49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.19:1
Contrast with white9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#DCB0B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B4B49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#44464Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#0B514Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 5.9Dim grey · ΔE 21.9Teal · ΔE 22.7Dark cyan · ΔE 26.9Slate grey · ΔE 28.4Gray · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 5.86, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4F2329
Analogous#234F33, #233F4F
Triadic#49234F, #4F4923
Split complementary#4F233F, #4F3323
Tetradic#33234F, #4F2329, #3F4F23

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7AC4BA
Lighter +30%#57B4A8
Lighter +20%#42968A
Lighter +10%#33726A
Darker −10%#132C28
Darker −20%#040808
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#155D53
Less saturated −25%#31413F

Channel breakdown

R35
G79
B73
Red35 (13.7%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue171.82°
Saturation (HSL)38.6%
Lightness22.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 23 · G 4F · B 49

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