What color is #234649?

#234649 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #234649?

The RGB value is 35, 70, 73: 35 red, 70 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #234649?

The complementary color is #492623, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #234649?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#234649 color

#234649 rgb(35, 70, 73)

Shades of teal

The hex color #234649 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 27.5% green and 28.6% blue (35, 70, 73).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 35% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#234649 color codes

HEX	`#234649`
RGB	`rgb(35, 70, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 27.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 35%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 52%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 4%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.35, -11.7, -5.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.35, 13.03, 206.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.085, 5.218, 7.094)`
Decimal	`2311753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #234649, 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 #234649	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#234649 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #234649 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #234649; }
.text { color: #234649; }
.border { border: 2px solid #234649; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 70 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #234649, #233349); }

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Questions

What color is #234649?: #234649 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #234649?: The RGB value is 35, 70, 73: 35 red, 70 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #234649?: The complementary color is #492623, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #234649?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.