Colour
#35A69C
- #35A69C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#35A69C is a cyan with RGB values 53, 166, 156 and HSL 175°, 52%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#35A69C#35A69C
HEX#35A69C
RGBrgb(53, 166, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.651, 0.6118
RGB percentages20.8%, 65.1%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(174.7, 51.6%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.7, 68.1%, 65.1%)
CMYK68.1%, 0%, 6%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,516,060
CSS custom property--colour: #35A69C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.09:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#CA5963
Colour vision & accessibility
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 text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6353F
Analogous#35A664, #3577A6
Triadic#9C35A6, #A69C35
Split complementary#A63577, #A66435
Tetradic#6435A6, #A6353F, #77A635
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R53
G166
B156
Red53 (20.8%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue174.69°
Saturation (HSL)51.6%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 35 · G A6 · B 9C
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