Recognised as Colour
#23A6BC
- #23A6BC
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#23A6BC is a cyan with RGB values 35, 166, 188 and HSL 189°, 69%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#23A6BC#23A6BC
HEX#23A6BC
RGBrgb(35, 166, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.651, 0.7373
RGB percentages13.7%, 65.1%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(188.6, 68.6%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.6, 81.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK81.4%, 11.7%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,336,444
CSS custom property--colour: #23A6BC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.25:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#DC5943
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BC3923
Analogous#23BC85, #235ABC
Triadic#BC23A6, #A6BC23
Split complementary#BC2359, #BC8523
Tetradic#8623BC, #BC3923, #5ABC23
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R35
G166
B188
Red35 (13.7%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue188.63°
Saturation (HSL)68.61%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G A6 · B BC
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