What color is #238C5B?

#238C5B is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #238C5B?

The RGB value is 35, 140, 91: 35 red, 140 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #238C5B?

The complementary color is #8C2354, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #238C5B?

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

#238C5B color

#238C5B rgb(35, 140, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #238C5B is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 54.9% green and 35.7% blue (35, 140, 91).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 60% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Sea Green (#2E8B57), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#238C5B color codes

HEX	`#238C5B`
RGB	`rgb(35, 140, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 54.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 60%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 75%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 0%, 35%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.69, -41.21, 17.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.69, 44.96, 156.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.958, 19.867, 13.1)`
Decimal	`2329691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #238C5B, 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 #238C5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#238C5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	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 #238C5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #238c5b; }
.text { color: #238c5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #238c5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 140 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #238c5b, #23898c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #238C5B?: #238C5B is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #238C5B?: The RGB value is 35, 140, 91: 35 red, 140 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #238C5B?: The complementary color is #8C2354, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #238C5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.