What color is #237D87?

#237D87 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Bermuda. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #237D87?

The RGB value is 35, 125, 135: 35 red, 125 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #237D87?

The complementary color is #872D23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #237D87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#237D87 color

#237D87 rgb(35, 125, 135)

Shades of teal

The hex color #237D87 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 49% green and 52.9% blue (35, 125, 135).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 59% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda (#1B7D8D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#237D87 color codes

HEX	`#237D87`
RGB	`rgb(35, 125, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 49%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 59%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 74%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 7%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.97, -22.17, -12.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.97, 25.69, 210.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.398, 16.772, 25.501)`
Decimal	`2325895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #237D87, 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 #237D87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#237D87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #237D87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #237d87; }
.text { color: #237d87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #237d87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 125 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #237d87, #234b87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #237D87?: #237D87 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Bermuda. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #237D87?: The RGB value is 35, 125, 135: 35 red, 125 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #237D87?: The complementary color is #872D23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #237D87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.