Colour
#235C50
- #235C50
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#235C50 is a cyan with RGB values 35, 92, 80 and HSL 167°, 45%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#235C50#235C50
HEX#235C50
RGBrgb(35, 92, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.3608, 0.3137
RGB percentages13.7%, 36.1%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(167.4, 44.9%, 24.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.4, 62%, 36.1%)
CMYK62%, 0%, 13%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,317,392
CSS custom property--colour: #235C50;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#DCA3AF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5C232F
Analogous#235C33, #234C5C
Triadic#50235C, #5C5023
Split complementary#5C234C, #5C3323
Tetradic#33235C, #5C232F, #4C5C23
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R35
G92
B80
Red35 (13.7%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue167.37°
Saturation (HSL)44.88%
Lightness24.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 23 · G 5C · B 50
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