What color is #235B61?

#235B61 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 #235B61?

The RGB value is 35, 91, 97: 35 red, 91 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #235B61?

The complementary color is #612923, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #235B61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#235B61 color

#235B61 rgb(35, 91, 97)

Shades of teal

The hex color #235B61 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 35.7% green and 38% blue (35, 91, 97).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 47% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Diver (#255C61), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#235B61 color codes

HEX	`#235B61`
RGB	`rgb(35, 91, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 35.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 47%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 64%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 6%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.4, -16.15, -8.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.4, 18.46, 208.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.591, 8.702, 12.639)`
Decimal	`2317153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #235B61, 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 #235B61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#235B61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #235B61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #235b61; }
.text { color: #235b61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #235b61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 91 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #235b61, #233c61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #235B61?: #235B61 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 #235B61?: The RGB value is 35, 91, 97: 35 red, 91 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #235B61?: The complementary color is #612923, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #235B61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.