#237b8e

Color #237b8e

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Teal #008080 · ΔE 13.67 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-700 #007595 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#237b8e

RGB

rgb(35, 123, 142)

HSL

hsl(190.7, 60.5%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.7, 75.4%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.4%, 13.4%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(47.59, -18.77, -17.69)

LCH

lch(47.59, 25.79, 223.3)

OKLCH

oklch(54.1%, 0.0848, 215.55)

HWB

hwb(190.7, 13.7%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e3623

Analogous

#238e6c

#237b8e

#23458e

Triadic

#237b8e

#8e237b

#7b8e23

Split-complementary

#237b8e

#8e2345

#8e6c23

Tetradic

#237b8e

#36238e

#8e3623

#7b8e23

Square

#237b8e

#6c238e

#8e3623

#458e23

Shades

Color #237b8e mixed toward black.

#1d6676

#17525f

#113d47

#0c292f

#061418

Tints

Color #237b8e mixed toward white.

#2ea1bb

#4dbbd3

#79ccde

#a6dde9

#d2eef4

Tones

Color #237b8e mixed toward gray.

#2c7585

#356f7c

#3e6a73

#47646a

#505e61

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.3:1

White text reads better on this background (4.89:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#57588a · ΔE 24

Deuteranopia

#524b89 · ΔE 26.4

Tritanopia

#2d8685 · ΔE 9.4

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 18.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #237b8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#237b8e]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#237b8e (#237b8e) is rgb(35, 123, 142) in RGB.

No, #237b8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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