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Colour

#23C9AE

  • #23C9AE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#23C9AE is a cyan with RGB values 35, 201, 174 and HSL 170°, 70%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#23C9AE#23C9AE
HEX#23C9AE
RGBrgb(35, 201, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.7882, 0.6824
RGB percentages13.7%, 78.8%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(170.2, 70.3%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.2, 82.6%, 78.8%)
CMYK82.6%, 0%, 13.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,345,390
CSS custom property--colour: #23C9AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.04:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#DC3651

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1BCADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACADB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00CCC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 10.4Turquoise · ΔE 10.5Light seagreen · ΔE 14.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.9Aquamarine · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 10.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9233E
Analogous#23C95B, #2391C9
Triadic#AE23C9, #C9AE23
Split complementary#C92391, #C95B23
Tetradic#5B23C9, #C9233E, #91C923

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3F5ED
Lighter +30%#98EDDF
Lighter +20%#6DE5D2
Lighter +10%#41DEC4
Darker −10%#1B9E88
Darker −20%#147263
Darker −30%#0C473D
Darker −40%#051B18
More saturated +25%#06E6C2
Less saturated −25%#41AB9A

Channel breakdown

R35
G201
B174
Red35 (13.7%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue170.24°
Saturation (HSL)70.34%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 23 · G C9 · B AE

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