Recognised as Colour
#023231
- #023231
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#023231 is a cyan with RGB values 2, 50, 49 and HSL 179°, 92%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#023231#023231
HEX#023231
RGBrgb(2, 50, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1961, 0.1922
RGB percentages0.8%, 19.6%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(178.8, 92.3%, 10.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.8, 96%, 19.6%)
CMYK96%, 0%, 2%, 80.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer143,921
CSS custom property--colour: #023231;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02516WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness41.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.97:1
Contrast with white13.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#FDCDCE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#320203
Analogous#023219, #021B32
Triadic#310232, #323102
Split complementary#32021B, #321902
Tetradic#190232, #320203, #1B3202
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R2
G50
B49
Red2 (0.8%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue178.75°
Saturation (HSL)92.31%
Lightness10.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 02 · G 32 · B 31
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