What color is #23585A?

#23585A 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 #23585A?

The RGB value is 35, 88, 90: 35 red, 88 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23585A?

The complementary color is #5A2523, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23585A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23585A color

#23585A rgb(35, 88, 90)

Shades of teal

The hex color #23585A is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 34.5% green and 35.3% blue (35, 88, 90).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 44% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Diver (#255C61), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#23585A color codes

HEX	`#23585A`
RGB	`rgb(35, 88, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 34.5%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 44%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 61%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 2%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.14, -16.72, -6.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.14, 17.92, 201.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.028, 8.074, 10.912)`
Decimal	`2316378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23585A, 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 #23585A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23585A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #23585A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23585a; }
.text { color: #23585a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23585a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 88 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23585a, #233c5a); }

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Questions

What color is #23585A?: #23585A 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 #23585A?: The RGB value is 35, 88, 90: 35 red, 88 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23585A?: The complementary color is #5A2523, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23585A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.