What color is #234C4F?

#234C4F is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #234C4F?

The RGB value is 35, 76, 79: 35 red, 76 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #234C4F?

The complementary color is #4F2623, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #234C4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#234C4F color

#234C4F rgb(35, 76, 79)

Shades of teal

The hex color #234C4F is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 29.8% green and 31% blue (35, 76, 79).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 39% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#234C4F color codes

HEX	`#234C4F`
RGB	`rgb(35, 76, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 29.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 39%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 56%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 4%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.64, -13.35, -6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.64, 14.72, 204.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.688, 6.09, 8.324)`
Decimal	`2313295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #234C4F, 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 #234C4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#234C4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #234C4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #234c4f; }
.text { color: #234c4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #234c4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 76 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #234c4f, #23364f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #234C4F?: #234C4F is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #234C4F?: The RGB value is 35, 76, 79: 35 red, 76 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #234C4F?: The complementary color is #4F2623, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #234C4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.