Recognised as Colour
#235C62
- #235C62
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#235C62 is a cyan with RGB values 35, 92, 98 and HSL 186°, 47%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#235C62#235C62
HEX#235C62
RGBrgb(35, 92, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.3608, 0.3843
RGB percentages13.7%, 36.1%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(185.7, 47.4%, 26.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.7, 64.3%, 38.4%)
CMYK64.3%, 6.1%, 0%, 61.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,317,410
CSS custom property--colour: #235C62;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08893WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#DCA39D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#622923
Analogous#236249, #233C62
Triadic#62235C, #5C6223
Split complementary#62233C, #624923
Tetradic#492362, #622923, #3D6223
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R35
G92
B98
Red35 (13.7%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue185.71°
Saturation (HSL)47.37%
Lightness26.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 5C · B 62
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