What color is #23223C?

#23223C 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 #23223C?

The RGB value is 35, 34, 60: 35 red, 34 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23223C?

The complementary color is #3B3C22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23223C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23223C color

#23223C rgb(35, 34, 60)

Shades of blue

The hex color #23223C is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 13.3% green and 23.5% blue (35, 34, 60).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 28% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.38:1).

#23223C color codes

HEX	`#23223C`
RGB	`rgb(35, 34, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 13.3%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 28%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 43%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 43%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.55, 8.17, -16.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.55, 18.46, 296.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.081, 1.828, 4.517)`
Decimal	`2302524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23223C, 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 #23223C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23223C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #23223C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23223c; }
.text { color: #23223c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23223c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 34 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23223c, #30223c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #23223C?: #23223C 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 #23223C?: The RGB value is 35, 34, 60: 35 red, 34 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23223C?: The complementary color is #3B3C22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23223C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.