What color is #237375?

#237375 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Prismarine. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #237375?

The RGB value is 35, 115, 117: 35 red, 115 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #237375?

The complementary color is #752523, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #237375?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#237375 color

#237375 rgb(35, 115, 117)

Shades of teal

The hex color #237375 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 45.1% green and 45.9% blue (35, 115, 117).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 54% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Prismarine (#117777), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#237375 color codes

HEX	`#237375`
RGB	`rgb(35, 115, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 45.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 54%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 70%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 2%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.09, -22.71, -8.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.09, 24.12, 199.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.033, 13.902, 18.981)`
Decimal	`2323317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #237375, 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 #237375	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#237375 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #237375 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #237375; }
.text { color: #237375; }
.border { border: 2px solid #237375; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 115 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #237375, #234a75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #237375?: #237375 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Prismarine. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #237375?: The RGB value is 35, 115, 117: 35 red, 115 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #237375?: The complementary color is #752523, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #237375?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.