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#236d6f color: Peacock Plume

#236d6f is rgb(35, 109, 111) in RGB and oklch(49.112% 0.07098 197.672) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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182°
100%

49.1%
0.071
198°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.02:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.49:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #236d6f

#236d6f is a dusty dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 49.1% lightness, 0.071 chroma and a hue of 198°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.02:1 contrast and black text 3.49:1, 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: #236d6f mixed with white

  1. 236d6f
  2. 3d7b7c
  3. 54898a
  4. 699798
  5. 7ea5a6
  6. 93b4b4
  7. a8c3c3
  8. bed1d2
  9. d3e0e1
  10. e9f0f0

Darker: #236d6f mixed with black

  1. 236d6f
  2. 1d5e60
  3. 174f51
  4. 114142
  5. 0c3334
  6. 072627
  7. 04191a
  8. 010d0e
  9. 000404
  10. 000101

Calmer: #236d6f with less saturation

  1. 236d6f
  2. 2d6c6e
  3. 356b6c
  4. 3d6a6b
  5. 436869
  6. 496768
  7. 4e6666
  8. 536565
  9. 586363
  10. 5c6262

Questions about #236d6f

What color is #236d6f?

#236d6f is dusty dark cyan. The closest named color is Peacock Plume. In RGB it is rgb(35, 109, 111), in HSL hsl(181.58, 52.05%, 28.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.112% 0.07098 197.672).

What colors go well with #236d6f?

The complementary color of #236d6f is #845052. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #336e59 and #2f6980. The triadic partners are #71547b and #775b2f.

Is white or black text more readable on #236d6f?

White text reads better on #236d6f: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and black gives 3.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #236d6f a warm or cool color?

#236d6f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 198 degrees, its lightness 49.1% and its chroma 0.071.