What color is #223236?

#223236 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gunmetal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #223236?

The RGB value is 34, 50, 54: 34 red, 50 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #223236?

The complementary color is #362622, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #223236?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#223236 color

#223236 rgb(34, 50, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #223236 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 19.6% green and 21.2% blue (34, 50, 54).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 23% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2A3439), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.31:1).

#223236 color codes

HEX	`#223236`
RGB	`rgb(34, 50, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 19.6%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 23%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 37%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 7%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.59, -5.38, -4.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.59, 7.12, 220.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.466, 2.887, 3.917)`
Decimal	`2241078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #223236, 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 #223236	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#223236 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.31:1	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 #223236 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #223236; }
.text { color: #223236; }
.border { border: 2px solid #223236; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 50 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #223236, #222836); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #223236?: #223236 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gunmetal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #223236?: The RGB value is 34, 50, 54: 34 red, 50 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #223236?: The complementary color is #362622, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #223236?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.