What color is #236E50?

#236E50 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Into the Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #236E50?

The RGB value is 35, 110, 80: 35 red, 110 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #236E50?

The complementary color is #6E2341, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #236E50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#236E50 color

#236E50 rgb(35, 110, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #236E50 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 43.1% green and 31.4% blue (35, 110, 80).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 52% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Into the Green (#0D6C49), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#236E50 color codes

HEX	`#236E50`
RGB	`rgb(35, 110, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 43.1%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 52%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 68%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 27%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.35, -30.72, 10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.35, 32.35, 161.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.716, 12.088, 9.514)`
Decimal	`2322000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #236E50, 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 #236E50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#236E50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #236E50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #236e50; }
.text { color: #236e50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #236e50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 110 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #236e50, #23676e); }

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Questions

What color is #236E50?: #236E50 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Into the Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #236E50?: The RGB value is 35, 110, 80: 35 red, 110 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #236E50?: The complementary color is #6E2341, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #236E50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.