Recognised as Colour
#23858F
- #23858F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#23858F is a cyan with RGB values 35, 133, 143 and HSL 186°, 61%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#23858F#23858F
HEX#23858F
RGBrgb(35, 133, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.5216, 0.5608
RGB percentages13.7%, 52.2%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(185.6, 60.7%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.6, 75.5%, 56.1%)
CMYK75.5%, 7%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,327,951
CSS custom property--colour: #23858F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1
Contrast with white4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#DC7A70
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8F2D23
Analogous#238F63, #234F8F
Triadic#8F2385, #858F23
Split complementary#8F234F, #8F6323
Tetradic#63238F, #8F2D23, #4F8F23
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R35
G133
B143
Red35 (13.7%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue185.56°
Saturation (HSL)60.67%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 85 · B 8F
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