Colour
#356D6D
- #356D6D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#356D6D is a cyan with RGB values 53, 109, 109 and HSL 180°, 35%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#356D6D#356D6D
HEX#356D6D
RGBrgb(53, 109, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.4275, 0.4275
RGB percentages20.8%, 42.7%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(180, 34.6%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 51.4%, 42.7%)
CMYK51.4%, 0%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,501,421
CSS custom property--colour: #356D6D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#CA9292
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6D3535
Analogous#356D51, #35516D
Triadic#6D356D, #6D6D35
Split complementary#6D3551, #6D5135
Tetradic#51356D, #6D3535, #516D35
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R53
G109
B109
Red53 (20.8%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)34.57%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 6D · B 6D
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