Recognised as Colour
#35A6AF
- #35A6AF
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#35A6AF is a cyan with RGB values 53, 166, 175 and HSL 184°, 54%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#35A6AF#35A6AF
HEX#35A6AF
RGBrgb(53, 166, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.651, 0.6863
RGB percentages20.8%, 65.1%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(184.4, 53.5%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.4, 69.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK69.7%, 5.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,516,079
CSS custom property--colour: #35A6AF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#CA5950
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AF3E35
Analogous#35AF7B, #3569AF
Triadic#AF35A6, #A6AF35
Split complementary#AF3569, #AF7B35
Tetradic#7B35AF, #AF3E35, #69AF35
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R53
G166
B175
Red53 (20.8%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue184.43°
Saturation (HSL)53.51%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G A6 · B AF
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