Recognised as Colour
#23504F
- #23504F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#23504F is a cyan with RGB values 35, 80, 79 and HSL 179°, 39%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#23504F#23504F
HEX#23504F
RGBrgb(35, 80, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.3137, 0.3098
RGB percentages13.7%, 31.4%, 31%
HSLhsl(178.7, 39.1%, 22.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.7, 56.3%, 31.4%)
CMYK56.3%, 0%, 1.2%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,314,319
CSS custom property--colour: #23504F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.01:1
Contrast with white9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#DCAFB0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#502324
Analogous#235039, #233A50
Triadic#4F2350, #504F23
Split complementary#50233A, #503923
Tetradic#392350, #502324, #3A5023
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R35
G80
B79
Red35 (13.7%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue178.67°
Saturation (HSL)39.13%
Lightness22.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 23 · G 50 · B 4F
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