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#236e83 color: Billabong

#236e83 is rgb(35, 110, 131) in RGB and oklch(50.226% 0.07849 220.367) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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193°
100%

50.2%
0.078
220°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • cyan-700
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.79:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.63:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #236e83

#236e83 is a dusty sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.2% lightness, 0.078 chroma and a hue of 220°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.79:1 contrast and black text 3.63:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #236e83 mixed with white

  1. 236e83
  2. 3d7c8f
  3. 548a9b
  4. 6998a7
  5. 7fa6b3
  6. 94b5c0
  7. a9c3cc
  8. bed2d9
  9. d3e1e5
  10. e9f0f2

Darker: #236e83 mixed with black

  1. 236e83
  2. 1d5f71
  3. 175060
  4. 11414f
  5. 0c333f
  6. 07262f
  7. 041920
  8. 010e12
  9. 000406
  10. 000101

Calmer: #236e83 with less saturation

  1. 236e83
  2. 2e6d80
  3. 366c7d
  4. 3e6b7a
  5. 456a77
  6. 4b6974
  7. 506870
  8. 55676d
  9. 5a666a
  10. 5f6567

Questions about #236e83

What color is #236e83?

#236e83 is dusty sky blue. The closest named color is Billabong. In RGB it is rgb(35, 110, 131), in HSL hsl(193.13, 57.83%, 32.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.226% 0.07849 220.367).

What colors go well with #236e83?

The complementary color of #236e83 is #8a5441. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1b726e and #40678f. The triadic partners are #825272 and #6e652b.

Is white or black text more readable on #236e83?

White text reads better on #236e83: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and black gives 3.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #236e83 a warm or cool color?

#236e83 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 220 degrees, its lightness 50.2% and its chroma 0.078.