What color is #237C91?

#237C91 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 #237C91?

The RGB value is 35, 124, 145: 35 red, 124 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #237C91?

The complementary color is #913823, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #237C91?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#237C91 color

#237C91 rgb(35, 124, 145)

Shades of teal

The hex color #237C91 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 48.6% green and 56.9% blue (35, 124, 145).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 61% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Pacific Pleasure (#167D97), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#237C91 color codes

HEX	`#237C91`
RGB	`rgb(35, 124, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 48.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 61%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 76%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 14%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.03, -18.3, -18.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.03, 26.23, 225.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.009, 16.815, 29.343)`
Decimal	`2325649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #237C91, 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 #237C91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#237C91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #237C91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #237c91; }
.text { color: #237c91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #237c91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 124 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #237c91, #234591); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #237C91?: #237C91 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 #237C91?: The RGB value is 35, 124, 145: 35 red, 124 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #237C91?: The complementary color is #913823, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #237C91?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.