Recognised as Colour
#236B6F
- #236B6F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#236B6F is a cyan with RGB values 35, 107, 111 and HSL 183°, 52%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#236B6F#236B6F
HEX#236B6F
RGBrgb(35, 107, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.4196, 0.4353
RGB percentages13.7%, 42%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(183.2, 52.1%, 28.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.2, 68.5%, 43.5%)
CMYK68.5%, 3.6%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,321,263
CSS custom property--colour: #236B6F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#DC9490
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6F2723
Analogous#236F4D, #23456F
Triadic#6F236B, #6B6F23
Split complementary#6F2345, #6F4D23
Tetradic#4D236F, #6F2723, #456F23
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R35
G107
B111
Red35 (13.7%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue183.16°
Saturation (HSL)52.05%
Lightness28.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 6B · B 6F
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