What color is #223632?

#223632 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #223632?

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

What is the complementary color of #223632?

The complementary color is #362226, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #223632?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#223632 color

#223632 rgb(34, 54, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #223632 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

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

Its hue angle is 168°, with 23% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#223632 color codes

HEX	`#223632`
RGB	`rgb(34, 54, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 21.2%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 23%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 37%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 7%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.86, -9.11, -0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.86, 9.11, 180.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.554, 3.209, 3.502)`
Decimal	`2242098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #223632, 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 #223632	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#223632 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #223632 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #223632; }
.text { color: #223632; }
.border { border: 2px solid #223632; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 54 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #223632, #223036); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #223632?: #223632 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #223632?: The RGB value is 34, 54, 50: 34 red, 54 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #223632?: The complementary color is #362226, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #223632?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.