What color is #238C84?

#238C84 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Go Go Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #238C84?

The RGB value is 35, 140, 132: 35 red, 140 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #238C84?

The complementary color is #8C232B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #238C84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#238C84 color

#238C84 rgb(35, 140, 132)

Shades of teal

The hex color #238C84 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 54.9% green and 51.8% blue (35, 140, 132).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 60% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Go Go Green (#008A7D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#238C84 color codes

HEX	`#238C84`
RGB	`rgb(35, 140, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 54.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 60%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 75%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 0%, 6%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.71, -30.62, -4.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.71, 30.9, 187.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.234, 20.778, 25.086)`
Decimal	`2329732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #238C84, 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 #238C84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#238C84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #238C84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #238c84; }
.text { color: #238c84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #238c84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 140 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #238c84, #235f8c); }

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Questions

What color is #238C84?: #238C84 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Go Go Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #238C84?: The RGB value is 35, 140, 132: 35 red, 140 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #238C84?: The complementary color is #8C232B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #238C84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.