What color is #239280?

#239280 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Go Go Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #239280?

The RGB value is 35, 146, 128: 35 red, 146 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #239280?

The complementary color is #922335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #239280?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#239280 color

#239280 rgb(35, 146, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #239280 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 57.3% green and 50.2% blue (35, 146, 128).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 61% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Go Go Green (#008A7D), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#239280 color codes

HEX	`#239280`
RGB	`rgb(35, 146, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 57.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 61%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 76%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 0%, 12%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.52, -34.59, 0.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.52, 34.6, 178.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.866, 22.472, 23.972)`
Decimal	`2331264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #239280, 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 #239280	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#239280 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #239280 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #239280; }
.text { color: #239280; }
.border { border: 2px solid #239280; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 146 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #239280, #236d92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #239280?: #239280 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Go Go Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #239280?: The RGB value is 35, 146, 128: 35 red, 146 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #239280?: The complementary color is #922335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #239280?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.