What color is #23203D?

#23203D is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23203D?

The RGB value is 35, 32, 61: 35 red, 32 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23203D?

The complementary color is #3A3D20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23203D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23203D color

#23203D rgb(35, 32, 61)

Shades of blue

The hex color #23203D is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 12.5% green and 23.9% blue (35, 32, 61).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 31% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.61:1).

#23203D color codes

HEX	`#23203D`
RGB	`rgb(35, 32, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 12.5%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 31%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 48%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 48%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.99, 9.97, -18.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.99, 20.71, 298.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.052, 1.727, 4.639)`
Decimal	`2302013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23203D, 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 #23203D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23203D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #23203D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23203d; }
.text { color: #23203d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23203d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 32 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23203d, #32203d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #23203D?: #23203D is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23203D?: The RGB value is 35, 32, 61: 35 red, 32 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23203D?: The complementary color is #3A3D20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23203D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.