Recognised as Colour
#236D6B
- #236D6B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#236D6B is a cyan with RGB values 35, 109, 107 and HSL 178°, 51%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#236D6B#236D6B
HEX#236D6B
RGBrgb(35, 109, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.4275, 0.4196
RGB percentages13.7%, 42.7%, 42%
HSLhsl(178.4, 51.4%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.4, 67.9%, 42.7%)
CMYK67.9%, 0%, 1.8%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,321,771
CSS custom property--colour: #236D6B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#DC9294
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6D2325
Analogous#236D46, #234A6D
Triadic#6B236D, #6D6B23
Split complementary#6D234A, #6D4623
Tetradic#46236D, #6D2325, #4A6D23
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R35
G109
B107
Red35 (13.7%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue178.38°
Saturation (HSL)51.39%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 23 · G 6D · B 6B
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