What color is #234E54?

#234E54 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Mystery. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #234E54?

The RGB value is 35, 78, 84: 35 red, 78 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #234E54?

The complementary color is #542923, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #234E54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#234E54 color

#234E54 rgb(35, 78, 84)

Shades of teal

The hex color #234E54 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 30.6% green and 32.9% blue (35, 78, 84).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 41% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Mystery (#23505A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#234E54 color codes

HEX	`#234E54`
RGB	`rgb(35, 78, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 30.6%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 41%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 58%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 7%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.51, -12.91, -8.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.51, 15.24, 212.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.017, 6.446, 9.366)`
Decimal	`2313812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #234E54, 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 #234E54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#234E54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #234E54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #234e54; }
.text { color: #234e54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #234e54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 78 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #234e54, #233654); }

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Questions

What color is #234E54?: #234E54 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Mystery. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #234E54?: The RGB value is 35, 78, 84: 35 red, 78 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #234E54?: The complementary color is #542923, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #234E54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.