What color is #223235?

#223235 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #223235?

The RGB value is 34, 50, 53: 34 red, 50 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #223235?

The complementary color is #352522, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #223235?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#223235 color

#223235 rgb(34, 50, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #223235 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 19.6% green and 20.8% blue (34, 50, 53).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 22% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.33:1).

#223235 color codes

HEX	`#223235`
RGB	`rgb(34, 50, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 19.6%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 22%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 36%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 6%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.55, -5.68, -4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.55, 6.96, 215.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.443, 2.878, 3.794)`
Decimal	`2241077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #223235, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #223235	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#223235 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #223235 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #223235; }
.text { color: #223235; }
.border { border: 2px solid #223235; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 50 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #223235, #222835); }

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Questions

What color is #223235?: #223235 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #223235?: The RGB value is 34, 50, 53: 34 red, 50 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #223235?: The complementary color is #352522, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #223235?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.