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#236A71

#236a71 ≈ Myrtle Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#236a71 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 41.57% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.03% cyan, 6.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black. Its hue angle is 185.38°, with 52.7% saturation and 29.02% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Myrtle Green (#317873), ΔE 7.3.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.1186

Complementary

  1. #236a71
  2. #712a23

Split complementary

  1. #236a71
  2. #712343
  3. #715123

Analogous

  1. #237151
  2. #236a71
  3. #234371

Triadic

  1. #236a71
  2. #71236a
  3. #6a7123

Tetradic

  1. #236a71
  2. #2a2371
  3. #712a23
  4. #6a7123

Square

  1. #236a71
  2. #512371
  3. #712a23
  4. #437123

Monochromatic

  1. #050f10
  2. #113337
  3. #236a71
  4. #35a1ab
  5. #5fc4ce

Shades

#236a71 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #236a71
  2. #205f66
  3. #1c555a
  4. #194a4f
  5. #154044
  6. #123539
  7. #0e2a2d
  8. #0b2022
  9. #071517
  10. #040b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#236a71 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #236a71
  2. #39797f
  3. #4f888d
  4. #65979c
  5. #7ba6aa
  6. #91b5b8
  7. #a7c3c6
  8. #bdd2d4
  9. #d3e1e3
  10. #e9f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#236a71 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #236a71
  2. #2c6c73
  3. #366e74
  4. #3f7176
  5. #487377
  6. #527579
  7. #5b777a
  8. #64797c
  9. #6d7c7d
  10. #777e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f6568 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #616672 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #565d71 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f6771 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #476271 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006d6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-236a71 {
  color: #236a71;
}
Background
.bg-236a71 {
  background-color: #236a71;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-236a71 {
  border: 2px solid #236a71;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #236a71;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 106 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 53% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-236a71 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #236a71, #234371);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-236a71 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 106 113 / 0.35);
}

#317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 7.30 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 7.43 #008080 Teal ΔE 8.85 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 9.68 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.31 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 10.31 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 11.08 #dc958e Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Myrtle Green
#236a71  rgb(35, 106, 113)  hsl(185, 53%, 29%)  Myrtle Green
#712a23  rgb(113, 42, 35)  hsl(5, 53%, 29%)  Falu Red
#71236a  rgb(113, 35, 106)  hsl(305, 53%, 29%)  Byzantium
#6a7123  rgb(106, 113, 35)  hsl(65, 53%, 29%)  Dark Olive Green