Recognised as Colour
#236D75
- #236D75
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#236D75 is a cyan with RGB values 35, 109, 117 and HSL 186°, 54%, 30%. 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
#236D75#236D75
HEX#236D75
RGBrgb(35, 109, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.4275, 0.4588
RGB percentages13.7%, 42.7%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(185.9, 53.9%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.9, 70.1%, 45.9%)
CMYK70.1%, 6.8%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,321,781
CSS custom property--colour: #236D75;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.97:1
Contrast with white5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#DC928A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#752B23
Analogous#237554, #234475
Triadic#75236D, #6D7523
Split complementary#752344, #755423
Tetradic#542375, #752B23, #447523
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R35
G109
B117
Red35 (13.7%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue185.85°
Saturation (HSL)53.95%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 6D · B 75
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