Recognised as Colour
#356F55
- #356F55
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#356F55 is a cyan with RGB values 53, 111, 85 and HSL 153°, 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
#356F55#356F55
HEX#356F55
RGBrgb(53, 111, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.4353, 0.3333
RGB percentages20.8%, 43.5%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(153.1, 35.4%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(153.1, 52.3%, 43.5%)
CMYK52.3%, 0%, 23.4%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,501,909
CSS custom property--colour: #356F55;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.3 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#CA90AA
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#6F354F
Analogous#356F38, #356C6F
Triadic#55356F, #6F5535
Split complementary#6F356C, #6F3835
Tetradic#38356F, #6F354F, #6C6F35
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R53
G111
B85
Red53 (20.8%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue153.1°
Saturation (HSL)35.37%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 35 · G 6F · B 55
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