Colour
#23939C
- #23939C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#23939C is a cyan with RGB values 35, 147, 156 and HSL 184°, 63%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#23939C#23939C
HEX#23939C
RGBrgb(35, 147, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.5765, 0.6118
RGB percentages13.7%, 57.6%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(184.5, 63.4%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.5, 77.6%, 61.2%)
CMYK77.6%, 5.8%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,331,548
CSS custom property--colour: #23939C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#DC6C63
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9C2C23
Analogous#239C68, #23579C
Triadic#9C2393, #939C23
Split complementary#9C2357, #9C6923
Tetradic#68239C, #9C2C23, #569C23
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R35
G147
B156
Red35 (13.7%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue184.46°
Saturation (HSL)63.35%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 93 · B 9C
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