What color is #237F7E?

#237F7E is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #237F7E?

The RGB value is 35, 127, 126: 35 red, 127 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #237F7E?

The complementary color is #7F2324, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #237F7E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#237F7E color

#237F7E rgb(35, 127, 126)

Shades of teal

The hex color #237F7E is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 49.8% green and 49.4% blue (35, 127, 126).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 57% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Teal (#008080), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#237F7E color codes

HEX	`#237F7E`
RGB	`rgb(35, 127, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 49.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 57%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 72%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 1%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.31, -26.05, -7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.31, 27.02, 195.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.047, 17.041, 22.389)`
Decimal	`2326398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #237F7E, 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 #237F7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#237F7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #237F7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #237f7e; }
.text { color: #237f7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #237f7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 127 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #237f7e, #23527f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #237F7E?: #237F7E is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #237F7E?: The RGB value is 35, 127, 126: 35 red, 127 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #237F7E?: The complementary color is #7F2324, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #237F7E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.