Information about #238E87 color

#238E87 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #238E87 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(35, 142, 135) — 13.7% red, 55.7% green, 52.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 42 / 0 / 3 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A vivid, lively aqua cyan, #238E87 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Celeritas (#299792). Nearby in the Register you will also find ChaosDragon (#139084) and Soylent Green (#218B76).

The recipe behind #238E87 is rgb(35, 142, 135), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#238E87 color variations

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

#238E87 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#238E87 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#238E87 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#238E87 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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#238E87 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 #238E87

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

Celeritas color link
Celeritas

#299792

ChaosDragon color link
ChaosDragon

#139084

Soylent Green color link
Soylent Green

#218B76

Java color link
Java

#259797

Celadon Green color link
Celadon Green

#2F847C

Illuminating Emerald color link
Illuminating Emerald

#319177

Greenish Blue color link
Greenish Blue

#307D7E

Donovan Busha Blue color link
Donovan Busha Blue

#327B7F

Dark Cyan color link
Dark Cyan

#0A888A

Atoll color link
Atoll

#2B797A

Elm color link
Elm

#297B76

Aesthetic Teal color link
Aesthetic Teal

#0D9494

#238E87 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#238E87
  • RGB35, 142, 135
  • CMYK42, 0, 3, 44
  • CSSrgb(35, 142, 135)
  • HSL176°, 60%, 35%
  • HSL Precise176.075°, 60.452%, 34.706%
  • HSV176°, 75%, 56%
  • HSB176°, 75%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • GLSLvec3(0.137, 0.557, 0.529)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.137, 0.557, 0.529, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.137, 0.557, 0.529)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB13.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID238E87
  • DECIMAL ID2330247
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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