Information about #235C55 color

#235C55 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#235C55 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(35, 92, 85) — 13.7% red, 36.1% green, 33.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 22 / 0 / 3 / 64. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated aqua cyan, #235C55 leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Opal (#275953). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Eden (#266255) and Evening Sea (#26604F).

The recipe behind #235C55 is rgb(35, 92, 85), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #235C55: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:64), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #235C55 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#235C55 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#235C55 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#235C55 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#235C55 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#235C55 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#235C55 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #235C55

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

Eden color link
Eden

#266255

Evening Sea color link
Evening Sea

#26604F

Dark Green Blue color link
Dark Green Blue

#1F6357

Push Play color link
Push Play

#21584C

Dark Arctic Blue color link
Dark Arctic Blue

#275359

Spectra color link
Spectra

#2F5A57

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Globe color link
Globe

#256761

Dark Slate Gray color link
Dark Slate Gray

#2F4F4F

Lucifer color link
Lucifer

#2E5060

#235C55 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#235C55
  • RGB35, 92, 85
  • CMYK22, 0, 3, 64
  • CSSrgb(35, 92, 85)
  • HSL173°, 45%, 25%
  • HSL Precise172.632°, 44.882%, 24.902%
  • HSV173°, 62%, 36%
  • HSB173°, 62%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • GLSLvec3(0.137, 0.361, 0.333)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.137, 0.361, 0.333, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.137, 0.361, 0.333)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB13.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID235C55
  • DECIMAL ID2317397
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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