Recognised as Colour
#23BF9D
- #23BF9D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#23BF9D is a cyan with RGB values 35, 191, 157 and HSL 167°, 69%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#23BF9D#23BF9D
HEX#23BF9D
RGBrgb(35, 191, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.749, 0.6157
RGB percentages13.7%, 74.9%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(166.9, 69%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.9, 81.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK81.7%, 0%, 17.8%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,342,813
CSS custom property--colour: #23BF9D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.01:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#DC4062
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BF2345
Analogous#23BF4F, #2393BF
Triadic#9D23BF, #BF9D23
Split complementary#BF2393, #BF4F23
Tetradic#4F23BF, #BF2345, #93BF23
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R35
G191
B157
Red35 (13.7%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue166.92°
Saturation (HSL)69.03%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 23 · G BF · B 9D
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