What color is #23998C?

#23998C is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Green Dynasty. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23998C?

The RGB value is 35, 153, 140: 35 red, 153 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23998C?

The complementary color is #992330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23998C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23998C color

#23998C rgb(35, 153, 140)

Shades of teal

The hex color #23998C is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 60% green and 54.9% blue (35, 153, 140).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 63% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Green Dynasty (#00988E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#23998C color codes

HEX	`#23998C`
RGB	`rgb(35, 153, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 60%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 63%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 77%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 0%, 8%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.11, -34.42, -2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.11, 34.49, 183.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.816, 25.031, 28.751)`
Decimal	`2333068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23998C, 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 #23998C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#23998C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #23998C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23998c; }
.text { color: #23998c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23998c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 153 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23998c, #236b99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #23998C?: #23998C is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Green Dynasty. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23998C?: The RGB value is 35, 153, 140: 35 red, 153 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23998C?: The complementary color is #992330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23998C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.