What color is #237A8F?

#237A8F is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pacific Pleasure. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #237A8F?

The RGB value is 35, 122, 143: 35 red, 122 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #237A8F?

The complementary color is #8F3823, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #237A8F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#237A8F color

#237A8F rgb(35, 122, 143)

Shades of teal

The hex color #237A8F is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 47.8% green and 56.1% blue (35, 122, 143).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 61% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Pacific Pleasure (#167D97), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#237A8F color codes

HEX	`#237A8F`
RGB	`rgb(35, 122, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 47.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 61%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 76%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 15%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.31, -17.89, -18.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.31, 25.89, 226.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.609, 16.258, 28.455)`
Decimal	`2325135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #237A8F, 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 #237A8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#237A8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #237A8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #237a8f; }
.text { color: #237a8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #237a8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 122 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #237a8f, #23448f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #237A8F?: #237A8F is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pacific Pleasure. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #237A8F?: The RGB value is 35, 122, 143: 35 red, 122 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #237A8F?: The complementary color is #8F3823, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #237A8F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.