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#237a8f color: Turkish Stone

#237a8f is rgb(35, 122, 143) in RGB and oklch(53.861% 0.08536 217.732) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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192°
100%

53.9%
0.085
218°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • cyan-700
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.94:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.25:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #237a8f

#237a8f is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 53.9% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 218°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.94:1 contrast and black text 4.25:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Turkish Stone (#2f7a92). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #237a8f mixed with white

  1. 237a8f
  2. 3f879a
  3. 5794a5
  4. 6ca1b0
  5. 81aebb
  6. 96bbc6
  7. abc9d1
  8. c0d6dd
  9. d5e4e8
  10. eaf1f3

Darker: #237a8f mixed with black

  1. 237a8f
  2. 1d697c
  3. 175969
  4. 114957
  5. 0c3a45
  6. 072b34
  7. 041d24
  8. 011015
  9. 000507
  10. 000101

Calmer: #237a8f with less saturation

  1. 237a8f
  2. 30798c
  3. 3a7889
  4. 437785
  5. 4b7682
  6. 52757f
  7. 58737c
  8. 5e7278
  9. 647175
  10. 697072

Questions about #237a8f

What color is #237a8f?

#237a8f is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Turkish Stone. In RGB it is rgb(35, 122, 143), in HSL hsl(191.67, 60.67%, 34.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.861% 0.08536 217.732).

What colors go well with #237a8f?

The complementary color of #237a8f is #995c49. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1e7e77 and #43729d. The triadic partners are #8e5a80 and #7c6e2f.

Is white or black text more readable on #237a8f?

White text reads better on #237a8f: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and black gives 4.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #237a8f a warm or cool color?

#237a8f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 218 degrees, its lightness 53.9% and its chroma 0.085.