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#236a77 color: Discovery Bay

#236a77 is rgb(35, 106, 119) in RGB and oklch(48.644% 0.07151 212.111) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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189°
100%

48.6%
0.072
212°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • cyan-800
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.18:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.40:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #236a77

#236a77 is a dusty dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 48.6% lightness, 0.072 chroma and a hue of 212°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.18:1 contrast and black text 3.4:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Discovery Bay (#276878). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-800.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #236a77 mixed with white

  1. 236a77
  2. 3d7884
  3. 538691
  4. 68959e
  5. 7ea3ac
  6. 93b2b9
  7. a8c1c7
  8. bdd0d5
  9. d3e0e3
  10. e9eff1

Darker: #236a77 mixed with black

  1. 236a77
  2. 1d5b67
  3. 174d57
  4. 113f47
  5. 0c3138
  6. 07242a
  7. 04181c
  8. 010d10
  9. 000405
  10. 000001

Calmer: #236a77 with less saturation

  1. 236a77
  2. 2d6975
  3. 356872
  4. 3c6770
  5. 42666e
  6. 48656b
  7. 4d6469
  8. 526367
  9. 576264
  10. 5b6162

Questions about #236a77

What color is #236a77?

#236a77 is dusty dark cyan. The closest named color is Discovery Bay. In RGB it is rgb(35, 106, 119), in HSL hsl(189.29, 54.55%, 30.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.644% 0.07151 212.111).

What colors go well with #236a77?

The complementary color of #236a77 is #835045. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #266d62 and #386485. The triadic partners are #775071 and #6e5e2c.

Is white or black text more readable on #236a77?

White text reads better on #236a77: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and black gives 3.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #236a77 a warm or cool color?

#236a77 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 212 degrees, its lightness 48.6% and its chroma 0.072.