What color is #234950?

#234950 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mysterious Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #234950?

The RGB value is 35, 73, 80: 35 red, 73 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #234950?

The complementary color is #502A23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #234950?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#234950 color

#234950 rgb(35, 73, 80)

Shades of teal

The hex color #234950 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 28.6% green and 31.4% blue (35, 73, 80).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 39% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Waters (#27454A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#234950 color codes

HEX	`#234950`
RGB	`rgb(35, 73, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 28.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 39%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 56%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 9%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.65, -11.25, -8.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.65, 14, 216.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.523, 5.701, 8.45)`
Decimal	`2312528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #234950, 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 #234950	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#234950 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #234950 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #234950; }
.text { color: #234950; }
.border { border: 2px solid #234950; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 73 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #234950, #233250); }

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Questions

What color is #234950?: #234950 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mysterious Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #234950?: The RGB value is 35, 73, 80: 35 red, 73 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #234950?: The complementary color is #502A23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #234950?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.