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Recognised as Colour

#235A40

  • #235A40
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#235A40 is a cyan with RGB values 35, 90, 64 and HSL 152°, 44%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#235A40#235A40
HEX#235A40
RGBrgb(35, 90, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.3529, 0.251
RGB percentages13.7%, 35.3%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(151.6, 44%, 24.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(151.6, 61.1%, 35.3%)
CMYK61.1%, 0%, 28.9%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,316,864
CSS custom property--colour: #235A40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.05:1
Contrast with white8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#DCA5BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#59533Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#514E42no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#0D5A53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.1Dark olivegreen · ΔE 23.3Teal · ΔE 23.4Sea green · ΔE 25Dark cyan · ΔE 26.6Dim grey · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A233D
Analogous#235A24, #23595A
Triadic#40235A, #5A4023
Split complementary#5A2359, #5A2523
Tetradic#25235A, #5A233D, #595A23

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7DCCA7
Lighter +30%#58BE8E
Lighter +20%#40A374
Lighter +10%#317F5A
Darker −10%#153526
Darker −20%#06110C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#136A41
Less saturated −25%#334A3F

Channel breakdown

R35
G90
B64
Red35 (13.7%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue151.64°
Saturation (HSL)44%
Lightness24.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 23 · G 5A · B 40

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