Colour
#236F65
- #236F65
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#236F65 is a cyan with RGB values 35, 111, 101 and HSL 172°, 52%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#236F65#236F65
HEX#236F65
RGBrgb(35, 111, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.4353, 0.3961
RGB percentages13.7%, 43.5%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(172.1, 52.1%, 28.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.1, 68.5%, 43.5%)
CMYK68.5%, 0%, 9%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,322,277
CSS custom property--colour: #236F65;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.94:1
Contrast with white5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#DC909A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6F232D
Analogous#236F3F, #23536F
Triadic#65236F, #6F6523
Split complementary#6F2353, #6F3F23
Tetradic#3F236F, #6F232D, #536F23
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R35
G111
B101
Red35 (13.7%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue172.11°
Saturation (HSL)52.05%
Lightness28.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 23 · G 6F · B 65
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