Recognised as Colour
#239BAD
- #239BAD
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#239BAD is a cyan with RGB values 35, 155, 173 and HSL 188°, 66%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#239BAD#239BAD
HEX#239BAD
RGBrgb(35, 155, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.6078, 0.6784
RGB percentages13.7%, 60.8%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(187.8, 66.3%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.8, 79.8%, 67.8%)
CMYK79.8%, 10.4%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,333,613
CSS custom property--colour: #239BAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#DC6452
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AD3523
Analogous#23AD7A, #2356AD
Triadic#AD239B, #9BAD23
Split complementary#AD2356, #AD7A23
Tetradic#7A23AD, #AD3523, #56AD23
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R35
G155
B173
Red35 (13.7%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue187.83°
Saturation (HSL)66.35%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 9B · B AD
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