What color is #238F91?

#238F91 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #238F91?

The RGB value is 35, 143, 145: 35 red, 143 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #238F91?

The complementary color is #912523, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #238F91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#238F91 color

#238F91 rgb(35, 143, 145)

Shades of teal

The hex color #238F91 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 56.1% green and 56.9% blue (35, 143, 145).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 61% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008B8B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#238F91 color codes

HEX	`#238F91`
RGB	`rgb(35, 143, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 56.1%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 61%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 76%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 1%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.07, -28.15, -9.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.07, 29.75, 198.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.624, 22.045, 30.214)`
Decimal	`2330513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #238F91, 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 #238F91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#238F91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #238F91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #238f91; }
.text { color: #238f91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #238f91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 143 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #238f91, #235891); }

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Questions

What color is #238F91?: #238F91 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #238F91?: The RGB value is 35, 143, 145: 35 red, 143 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #238F91?: The complementary color is #912523, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #238F91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.