Recognised as Colour
#236F4D
- #236F4D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Sea green
#236F4D is a cyan with RGB values 35, 111, 77 and HSL 153°, 52%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.
Colour values
#236F4D#236F4D
HEX#236F4D
RGBrgb(35, 111, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.4353, 0.302
RGB percentages13.7%, 43.5%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(153.2, 52.1%, 28.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(153.2, 68.5%, 43.5%)
CMYK68.5%, 0%, 30.6%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,322,253
CSS custom property--colour: #236F4D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#DC90B2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6F2345
Analogous#236F27, #236B6F
Triadic#4D236F, #6F4D23
Split complementary#6F236B, #6F2723
Tetradic#27236F, #6F2345, #6B6F23
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R35
G111
B77
Red35 (13.7%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue153.16°
Saturation (HSL)52.05%
Lightness28.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 23 · G 6F · B 4D
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