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#236e6a color: North Sea

#236e6a is rgb(35, 110, 106) in RGB and oklch(49.192% 0.07228 190.011) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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177°
100%

49.2%
0.072
190°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.98:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.51:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #236e6a

#236e6a is a dusty dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 49.2% lightness, 0.072 chroma and a hue of 190°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.98:1 contrast and black text 3.51:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is North Sea (#316c69). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-700.

More dark teal colors

Lighter: #236e6a mixed with white

  1. 236e6a
  2. 3d7c78
  3. 548a86
  4. 699894
  5. 7ea6a3
  6. 93b4b2
  7. a9c3c1
  8. bed2d0
  9. d3e1df
  10. e9f0ef

Darker: #236e6a mixed with black

  1. 236e6a
  2. 1d5f5b
  3. 17504d
  4. 11413f
  5. 0c3331
  6. 072624
  7. 041918
  8. 010e0d
  9. 000404
  10. 000100

Calmer: #236e6a with less saturation

  1. 236e6a
  2. 2d6d69
  3. 366c68
  4. 3d6a67
  5. 436966
  6. 496865
  7. 4e6664
  8. 536564
  9. 586463
  10. 5d6262

Questions about #236e6a

What color is #236e6a?

#236e6a is dusty dark teal. The closest named color is North Sea. In RGB it is rgb(35, 110, 106), in HSL hsl(176.8, 51.72%, 28.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.192% 0.07228 190.011).

What colors go well with #236e6a?

The complementary color of #236e6a is #844f57. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #386e53 and #286a7d. The triadic partners are #6e5580 and #7b5930.

Is white or black text more readable on #236e6a?

White text reads better on #236e6a: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and black gives 3.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #236e6a a warm or cool color?

#236e6a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 190 degrees, its lightness 49.2% and its chroma 0.072.