Colour
#23A5A5
- #23A5A5
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#23A5A5 is a cyan with RGB values 35, 165, 165 and HSL 180°, 65%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#23A5A5#23A5A5
HEX#23A5A5
RGBrgb(35, 165, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.6471, 0.6471
RGB percentages13.7%, 64.7%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(180, 65%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 78.8%, 64.7%)
CMYK78.8%, 0%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,336,165
CSS custom property--colour: #23A5A5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#DC5A5A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A52323
Analogous#23A564, #2364A5
Triadic#A523A5, #A5A523
Split complementary#A52364, #A56423
Tetradic#6423A5, #A52323, #64A523
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R35
G165
B165
Red35 (13.7%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)65%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 23 · G A5 · B A5
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