Recognised as Colour
#35B489
- #35B489
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#35B489 is a cyan with RGB values 53, 180, 137 and HSL 160°, 55%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#35B489#35B489
HEX#35B489
RGBrgb(53, 180, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.7059, 0.5373
RGB percentages20.8%, 70.6%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(159.7, 54.5%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.7, 70.6%, 70.6%)
CMYK70.6%, 0%, 23.9%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,519,625
CSS custom property--colour: #35B489;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#CA4B76
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B43560
Analogous#35B449, #35A0B4
Triadic#8935B4, #B48935
Split complementary#B435A0, #B44935
Tetradic#4935B4, #B43560, #A0B435
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R53
G180
B137
Red53 (20.8%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue159.69°
Saturation (HSL)54.51%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 35 · G B4 · B 89
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