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Recognised as Colour

#23ABBC

  • #23ABBC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#23ABBC is a cyan with RGB values 35, 171, 188 and HSL 187°, 69%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#23ABBC#23ABBC
HEX#23ABBC
RGBrgb(35, 171, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.6706, 0.7373
RGB percentages13.7%, 67.1%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(186.7, 68.6%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.7, 81.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK81.4%, 9%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,337,724
CSS custom property--colour: #23ABBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.62:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#DC5443

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BA4BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8795BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B3B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 14.6Light seagreen · ΔE 15.4Dark cyan · ΔE 15.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.6Teal · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 14.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC3423
Analogous#23BC81, #235EBC
Triadic#BC23AB, #ABBC23
Split complementary#BC235E, #BC8123
Tetradic#8123BC, #BC3423, #5EBC23

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9ECF2
Lighter +30%#8EE0EA
Lighter +20%#63D4E2
Lighter +10%#38C8DA
Darker −10%#1B8491
Darker −20%#135D66
Darker −30%#0B363B
Darker −40%#030F10
More saturated +25%#07C1D8
Less saturated −25%#3F95A0

Channel breakdown

R35
G171
B188
Red35 (13.7%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue186.67°
Saturation (HSL)68.61%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G AB · B BC

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