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Recognised as Colour

#35A5A9

  • #35A5A9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#35A5A9 is a cyan with RGB values 53, 165, 169 and HSL 182°, 52%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#35A5A9#35A5A9
HEX#35A5A9
RGBrgb(53, 165, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.6471, 0.6627
RGB percentages20.8%, 64.7%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(182.1, 52.3%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.1, 68.6%, 66.3%)
CMYK68.6%, 2.4%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,515,817
CSS custom property--colour: #35A5A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#CA5A56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#999DA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8891AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00ABA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 10.2Light seagreen · ΔE 10.2Cadetblue · ΔE 10.4Teal · ΔE 14.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 10.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A93935
Analogous#35A973, #356BA9
Triadic#A935A5, #A5A935
Split complementary#A9356B, #A97335
Tetradic#7335A9, #A93935, #6BA935

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFE9EB
Lighter +30%#98DCDF
Lighter +20%#71CFD3
Lighter +10%#4BC2C6
Darker −10%#297F82
Darker −20%#1D595B
Darker −30%#103335
Darker −40%#040D0E
More saturated +25%#19BFC5
Less saturated −25%#518B8D

Channel breakdown

R53
G165
B169
Red53 (20.8%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue182.07°
Saturation (HSL)52.25%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G A5 · B A9

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