What color is #236C62?

#236C62 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Terrestrial. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #236C62?

The RGB value is 35, 108, 98: 35 red, 108 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #236C62?

The complementary color is #6C232D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #236C62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#236C62 color

#236C62 rgb(35, 108, 98)

Shades of teal

The hex color #236C62 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 42.4% green and 38.4% blue (35, 108, 98).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 51% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Terrestrial (#276757), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#236C62 color codes

HEX	`#236C62`
RGB	`rgb(35, 108, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 42.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 51%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 68%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 9%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.16, -24.91, -1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.16, 24.93, 182.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.259, 11.963, 13.427)`
Decimal	`2321506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #236C62, 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 #236C62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#236C62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #236C62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #236c62; }
.text { color: #236c62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #236c62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 108 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #236c62, #23526c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #236C62?: #236C62 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Terrestrial. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #236C62?: The RGB value is 35, 108, 98: 35 red, 108 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #236C62?: The complementary color is #6C232D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #236C62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.