What color is #23232D?

#23232D is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23232D?

The RGB value is 35, 35, 45: 35 red, 35 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23232D?

The complementary color is #2D2D23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23232D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23232D color

#23232D rgb(35, 35, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #23232D is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 13.7% green and 17.6% blue (35, 35, 45).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 13% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.56:1).

#23232D color codes

HEX	`#23232D`
RGB	`rgb(35, 35, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 13.7%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 13%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 22%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 22%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.11, 2.69, -6.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.11, 7.13, 292.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.768, 1.749, 2.727)`
Decimal	`2302765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23232D, 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 #23232D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23232D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.56:1	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 #23232D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23232d; }
.text { color: #23232d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23232d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 35 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23232d, #28232d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #23232D?: #23232D is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23232D?: The RGB value is 35, 35, 45: 35 red, 35 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23232D?: The complementary color is #2D2D23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23232D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.