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#236f85 color: Billabong

#236f85 is rgb(35, 111, 133) in RGB and oklch(50.577% 0.07975 221.156) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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193°
100%

50.6%
0.080
221°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • cyan-700
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.70:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.68:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #236f85

#236f85 is a dusty sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.6% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 221°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast and black text 3.68:1, 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: #236f85 mixed with white

  1. 236f85
  2. 3d7d91
  3. 548b9d
  4. 6a99a9
  5. 7fa7b5
  6. 94b5c1
  7. a9c4cd
  8. bed2d9
  9. d4e1e6
  10. e9f0f2

Darker: #236f85 mixed with black

  1. 236f85
  2. 1d6073
  3. 175161
  4. 114250
  5. 0c3440
  6. 072730
  7. 041a21
  8. 010e13
  9. 000406
  10. 000101

Calmer: #236f85 with less saturation

  1. 236f85
  2. 2e6e82
  3. 376d7f
  4. 3e6c7c
  5. 456b78
  6. 4b6a75
  7. 516972
  8. 56686f
  9. 5b676b
  10. 606668

Questions about #236f85

What color is #236f85?

#236f85 is dusty sky blue. The closest named color is Billabong. In RGB it is rgb(35, 111, 133), in HSL hsl(193.47, 58.33%, 32.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.577% 0.07975 221.156).

What colors go well with #236f85?

The complementary color of #236f85 is #8b5540. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1a7370 and #416891. The triadic partners are #845272 and #6f662b.

Is white or black text more readable on #236f85?

White text reads better on #236f85: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and black gives 3.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #236f85 a warm or cool color?

#236f85 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 221 degrees, its lightness 50.6% and its chroma 0.08.