What color is #235F5A?

#235F5A is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Verdant Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #235F5A?

The RGB value is 35, 95, 90: 35 red, 95 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #235F5A?

The complementary color is #5F2328, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #235F5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#235F5A color

#235F5A rgb(35, 95, 90)

Shades of teal

The hex color #235F5A is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 37.3% green and 35.3% blue (35, 95, 90).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 46% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Forest (#28615D), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#235F5A color codes

HEX	`#235F5A`
RGB	`rgb(35, 95, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 37.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 46%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 63%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 5%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.52, -20.54, -2.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.52, 20.75, 188.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.63, 9.279, 11.113)`
Decimal	`2318170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #235F5A, 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 #235F5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#235F5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #235F5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #235f5a; }
.text { color: #235f5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #235f5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 95 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #235f5a, #23465f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #235F5A?: #235F5A is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Verdant Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #235F5A?: The RGB value is 35, 95, 90: 35 red, 95 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #235F5A?: The complementary color is #5F2328, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #235F5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.