What color is #237F50?

#237F50 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Bold Irish. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #237F50?

The RGB value is 35, 127, 80: 35 red, 127 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #237F50?

The complementary color is #7F2352, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #237F50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#237F50 color

#237F50 rgb(35, 127, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #237F50 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 49.8% green and 31.4% blue (35, 127, 80).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 57% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Bold Irish (#2A814D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#237F50 color codes

HEX	`#237F50`
RGB	`rgb(35, 127, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 49.8%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 57%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 72%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 37%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.12, -38.19, 18.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.12, 42.24, 154.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.73, 16.114, 10.185)`
Decimal	`2326352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #237F50, 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 #237F50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#237F50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #237F50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #237f50; }
.text { color: #237f50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #237f50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 127 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #237f50, #237f7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #237F50?: #237F50 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Bold Irish. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #237F50?: The RGB value is 35, 127, 80: 35 red, 127 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #237F50?: The complementary color is #7F2352, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #237F50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.