Recognised as Colour
#23AB91
- #23AB91
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#23AB91 is a cyan with RGB values 35, 171, 145 and HSL 169°, 66%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#23AB91#23AB91
HEX#23AB91
RGBrgb(35, 171, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.6706, 0.5686
RGB percentages13.7%, 67.1%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(168.5, 66%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.5, 79.5%, 67.1%)
CMYK79.5%, 0%, 15.2%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,337,681
CSS custom property--colour: #23AB91;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#DC546E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AB233D
Analogous#23AB4D, #2381AB
Triadic#9123AB, #AB9123
Split complementary#AB2381, #AB4D23
Tetradic#4D23AB, #AB233D, #81AB23
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R35
G171
B145
Red35 (13.7%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue168.53°
Saturation (HSL)66.02%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 23 · G AB · B 91
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