What color is #23505A?

#23505A is a dark, desaturated cyan known as Sunken Mystery. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sunken Mystery?

The RGB value is 35, 80, 90: 35 red, 80 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sunken Mystery?

The complementary color is #5A2D23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23505A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sunken Mystery color: hex code #23505A

#23505A rgb(35, 80, 90)

Shades of teal

Sunken Mystery has the hex code #23505A. It is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 31.4% green and 35.3% blue (35, 80, 90).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 44% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

Sunken Mystery (#23505A) color codes

HEX	`#23505A`
RGB	`rgb(35, 80, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 31.4%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 44%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 61%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 11%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.42, -12.11, -10.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.42, 16.06, 221.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.407, 6.832, 10.705)`
Decimal	`2314330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sunken Mystery, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #23505A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23505A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #23505A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23505a; }
.text { color: #23505a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23505a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 80 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23505a, #23345a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

See #23505A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #23505A?: #23505A is a dark, desaturated cyan known as Sunken Mystery. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sunken Mystery?: The RGB value is 35, 80, 90: 35 red, 80 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sunken Mystery?: The complementary color is #5A2D23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23505A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.