Recognised as Colour

#23B997

#23B997
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#23B997 is a cyan with RGB values 35, 185, 151 and HSL 166°, 68%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

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HEX#23B997

RGBrgb(35, 185, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.7255, 0.5922

RGB percentages13.7%, 72.5%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(166.4, 68.2%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(166.4, 81.1%, 72.5%)

CMYK81.1%, 0%, 18.4%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,341,271

CSS custom property--colour: #23B997;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.46:1

Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#DC4668

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B3AC95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A09F99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00BBAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11 Light seagreen · ΔE 15.3 Turquoise · ΔE 17.5 Medium seagreen · ΔE 18 Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.5 Sea green · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 11.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B92345

Analogous#23B94C, #2390B9

Triadic#9723B9, #B99723

Split complementary#B92390, #B94C23

Tetradic#4C23B9, #B92345, #90B923

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B7F1E4

Lighter +30%#8CE9D4

Lighter +20%#61E1C4

Lighter +10%#36D9B4

Darker −10%#1B8E74

Darker −20%#136351

Darker −30%#0B382E

Darker −40%#030D0B

More saturated +25%#08D4A6

Less saturated −25%#3F9D88

Channel breakdown

R35

G185

B151

Red35 (13.7%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue166.4°

Saturation (HSL)68.18%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 23 · G B9 · B 97

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