What color is #235C6B?

#235C6B is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Night Shift. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #235C6B?

The RGB value is 35, 92, 107: 35 red, 92 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #235C6B?

The complementary color is #6B3223, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #235C6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#235C6B color

#235C6B rgb(35, 92, 107)

Shades of teal

The hex color #235C6B is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 36.1% green and 42% blue (35, 92, 107).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 51% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Night Shift (#2A5C6A), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#235C6B color codes

HEX	`#235C6B`
RGB	`rgb(35, 92, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 36.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 51%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 67%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 14%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.12, -13.37, -14.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.12, 19.41, 226.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.173, 9.072, 15.28)`
Decimal	`2317419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #235C6B, 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 #235C6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#235C6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #235C6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #235c6b; }
.text { color: #235c6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #235c6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 92 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #235c6b, #23386b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #235C6B?: #235C6B is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Night Shift. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #235C6B?: The RGB value is 35, 92, 107: 35 red, 92 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #235C6B?: The complementary color is #6B3223, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #235C6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.