What color is #23575E?

#23575E is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23575E?

The RGB value is 35, 87, 94: 35 red, 87 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23575E?

The complementary color is #5E2A23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23575E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23575E color

#23575E rgb(35, 87, 94)

Shades of teal

The hex color #23575E is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 34.1% green and 36.9% blue (35, 87, 94).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 46% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Diver (#255C61), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#23575E color codes

HEX	`#23575E`
RGB	`rgb(35, 87, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 34.1%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 46%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 63%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 7%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.94, -14.86, -9.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.94, 17.51, 211.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.121, 7.981, 11.805)`
Decimal	`2316126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23575E, 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 #23575E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23575E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #23575E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23575e; }
.text { color: #23575e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23575e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 87 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23575e, #233a5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #23575E?: #23575E is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23575E?: The RGB value is 35, 87, 94: 35 red, 87 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23575E?: The complementary color is #5E2A23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23575E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.