What color is #237B77?

#237B77 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #237B77?

The RGB value is 35, 123, 119: 35 red, 123 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #237B77?

The complementary color is #7B2327, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #237B77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#237B77 color

#237B77 rgb(35, 123, 119)

Shades of teal

The hex color #237B77 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 48.2% green and 46.7% blue (35, 123, 119).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 56% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Ivy (#277B74), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#237B77 color codes

HEX	`#237B77`
RGB	`rgb(35, 123, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 48.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 56%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 72%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 3%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.78, -26.18, -5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.78, 26.71, 191.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.104, 15.854, 19.924)`
Decimal	`2325367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #237B77, 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 #237B77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#237B77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #237B77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #237b77; }
.text { color: #237b77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #237b77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 123 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #237b77, #23537b); }

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Questions

What color is #237B77?: #237B77 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #237B77?: The RGB value is 35, 123, 119: 35 red, 123 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #237B77?: The complementary color is #7B2327, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #237B77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.