Recognised as Colour
#23A0AC
- #23A0AC
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#23A0AC is a cyan with RGB values 35, 160, 172 and HSL 185°, 66%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#23A0AC#23A0AC
HEX#23A0AC
RGBrgb(35, 160, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.6275, 0.6745
RGB percentages13.7%, 62.7%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(185.3, 66.2%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.3, 79.7%, 67.5%)
CMYK79.7%, 7%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,334,892
CSS custom property--colour: #23A0AC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.7:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#DC5F53
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AC2F23
Analogous#23AC74, #235BAC
Triadic#AC23A0, #A0AC23
Split complementary#AC235B, #AC7423
Tetradic#7423AC, #AC2F23, #5BAC23
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R35
G160
B172
Red35 (13.7%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue185.26°
Saturation (HSL)66.18%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G A0 · B AC
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