What color is #237E7A?

#237E7A 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 #237E7A?

The RGB value is 35, 126, 122: 35 red, 126 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #237E7A?

The complementary color is #7E2327, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #237E7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#237E7A color

#237E7A rgb(35, 126, 122)

Shades of teal

The hex color #237E7A is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 49.4% green and 47.8% blue (35, 126, 122).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 57% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ivy (#277B74), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#237E7A color codes

HEX	`#237E7A`
RGB	`rgb(35, 126, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 49.4%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 57%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 72%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 3%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.86, -26.77, -5.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.86, 27.33, 191.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.665, 16.683, 21.014)`
Decimal	`2326138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #237E7A, 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 #237E7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#237E7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #237E7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #237e7a; }
.text { color: #237e7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #237e7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 126 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #237e7a, #23557e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #237E7A?: #237E7A 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 #237E7A?: The RGB value is 35, 126, 122: 35 red, 126 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #237E7A?: The complementary color is #7E2327, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #237E7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.