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#236a70 color: Peacock Plume

#236a70 is rgb(35, 106, 112) in RGB and oklch(48.35% 0.06932 203.112) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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185°
100%

48.3%
0.069
203°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.24:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.37:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #236a70

#236a70 is a dusty dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 48.3% lightness, 0.069 chroma and a hue of 203°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.24:1 contrast and black text 3.37:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Peacock Plume (#206d71). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-700.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #236a70 mixed with white

  1. 236a70
  2. 3d787d
  3. 53868b
  4. 689599
  5. 7ea3a7
  6. 93b2b5
  7. a8c1c3
  8. bdd0d2
  9. d3e0e1
  10. e9eff0

Darker: #236a70 mixed with black

  1. 236a70
  2. 1d5b60
  3. 174d51
  4. 113f43
  5. 0c3135
  6. 072427
  7. 04181a
  8. 010d0e
  9. 000404
  10. 000001

Calmer: #236a70 with less saturation

  1. 236a70
  2. 2d696e
  3. 35686d
  4. 3c676b
  5. 426669
  6. 476567
  7. 4c6366
  8. 516264
  9. 566162
  10. 5a6060

Questions about #236a70

What color is #236a70?

#236a70 is dusty dark cyan. The closest named color is Peacock Plume. In RGB it is rgb(35, 106, 112), in HSL hsl(184.68, 52.38%, 28.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.35% 0.06932 203.112).

What colors go well with #236a70?

The complementary color of #236a70 is #814f4c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2e6b5b and #326580. The triadic partners are #725175 and #725b2e.

Is white or black text more readable on #236a70?

White text reads better on #236a70: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and black gives 3.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #236a70 a warm or cool color?

#236a70 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 203 degrees, its lightness 48.3% and its chroma 0.069.