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#236d80 color: Billabong

#236d80 is rgb(35, 109, 128) in RGB and oklch(49.83% 0.0766 218.464) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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192°
100%

49.8%
0.077
218°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • cyan-700
  • Black 50%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.88:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.57:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #236d80

#236d80 is a dusty dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.8% lightness, 0.077 chroma and a hue of 218°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.88:1 contrast and black text 3.57:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Billabong (#1b6f81). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #236d80 mixed with white

  1. 236d80
  2. 3d7b8c
  3. 548998
  4. 6997a5
  5. 7ea6b1
  6. 93b4be
  7. a9c3cb
  8. bed2d8
  9. d3e1e5
  10. e9f0f2

Darker: #236d80 mixed with black

  1. 236d80
  2. 1d5e6e
  3. 174f5d
  4. 11414d
  5. 0c333d
  6. 07262e
  7. 04191f
  8. 010d12
  9. 000406
  10. 000101

Calmer: #236d80 with less saturation

  1. 236d80
  2. 2e6c7d
  3. 366b7a
  4. 3d6a77
  5. 446974
  6. 4a6872
  7. 4f676f
  8. 55666c
  9. 596569
  10. 5e6466

Questions about #236d80

What color is #236d80?

#236d80 is dusty dark sky blue. The closest named color is Billabong. In RGB it is rgb(35, 109, 128), in HSL hsl(192.26, 57.06%, 31.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.83% 0.0766 218.464).

What colors go well with #236d80?

The complementary color of #236d80 is #885342. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1f716b and #3e668d. The triadic partners are #7f5172 and #6e632c.

Is white or black text more readable on #236d80?

White text reads better on #236d80: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and black gives 3.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #236d80 a warm or cool color?

#236d80 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 218 degrees, its lightness 49.8% and its chroma 0.077.