Recognised as Colour
#359F8E
- #359F8E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#359F8E is a cyan with RGB values 53, 159, 142 and HSL 170°, 50%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#359F8E#359F8E
HEX#359F8E
RGBrgb(53, 159, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.6235, 0.5569
RGB percentages20.8%, 62.4%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(170.4, 50%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.4, 66.7%, 62.4%)
CMYK66.7%, 0%, 10.7%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,514,254
CSS custom property--colour: #359F8E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#CA6071
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9F3546
Analogous#359F59, #357B9F
Triadic#8E359F, #9F8E35
Split complementary#9F357B, #9F5935
Tetradic#59359F, #9F3546, #7B9F35
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R53
G159
B142
Red53 (20.8%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue170.38°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 35 · G 9F · B 8E
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