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Recognised as Colour

#23BC85

  • #23BC85
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#23BC85 is a cyan with RGB values 35, 188, 133 and HSL 158°, 69%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#23BC85#23BC85
HEX#23BC85
RGBrgb(35, 188, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.7373, 0.5216
RGB percentages13.7%, 73.7%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(158.4, 68.6%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(158.4, 81.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK81.4%, 0%, 29.3%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,342,021
CSS custom property--colour: #23BC85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.6:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#DC437A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9AE82no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7A189no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00BCADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 8.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.3Sea green · ΔE 20.2Aquamarine · ΔE 25.7Turquoise · ΔE 26Light seagreen · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 8.1, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC235A
Analogous#23BC38, #23A6BC
Triadic#8523BC, #BC8523
Split complementary#BC23A6, #BC3923
Tetradic#3923BC, #BC235A, #A6BC23

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9F2DE
Lighter +30%#8EEAC9
Lighter +20%#63E2B4
Lighter +10%#38DAA0
Darker −10%#1B9167
Darker −20%#136648
Darker −30%#0B3B2A
Darker −40%#03100B
More saturated +25%#07D88D
Less saturated −25%#3FA07D

Channel breakdown

R35
G188
B133
Red35 (13.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue158.43°
Saturation (HSL)68.61%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 23 · G BC · B 85

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