Recognised as Colour
#35A98B
- #35A98B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#35A98B is a cyan with RGB values 53, 169, 139 and HSL 164°, 52%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#35A98B#35A98B
HEX#35A98B
RGBrgb(53, 169, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.6627, 0.5451
RGB percentages20.8%, 66.3%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(164.5, 52.3%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.5, 68.6%, 66.3%)
CMYK68.6%, 0%, 17.8%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,516,811
CSS custom property--colour: #35A98B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30997WCAG 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 7.2:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#CA5674
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A93553
Analogous#35A951, #358DA9
Triadic#8B35A9, #A98B35
Split complementary#A9358D, #A95135
Tetradic#5135A9, #A93553, #8DA935
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R53
G169
B139
Red53 (20.8%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue164.48°
Saturation (HSL)52.25%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 35 · G A9 · B 8B
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