Recognised as Colour
#23BBA7
- #23BBA7
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#23BBA7 is a cyan with RGB values 35, 187, 167 and HSL 172°, 68%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#23BBA7#23BBA7
HEX#23BBA7
RGBrgb(35, 187, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.7333, 0.6549
RGB percentages13.7%, 73.3%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(172.1, 68.5%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.1, 81.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK81.3%, 0%, 10.7%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,341,799
CSS custom property--colour: #23BBA7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#DC4458
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BB2337
Analogous#23BB5B, #2383BB
Triadic#A723BB, #BBA723
Split complementary#BB2383, #BB5B23
Tetradic#5B23BB, #BB2337, #83BB23
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R35
G187
B167
Red35 (13.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue172.11°
Saturation (HSL)68.47%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 23 · G BB · B A7
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