What color is #232343?

#232343 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232343?

The RGB value is 35, 35, 67: 35 red, 35 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232343?

The complementary color is #434323, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232343?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232343 color

#232343 rgb(35, 35, 67)

Shades of blue

The hex color #232343 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 13.7% green and 26.3% blue (35, 35, 67).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 31% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.08:1).

#232343 color codes

HEX	`#232343`
RGB	`rgb(35, 35, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 13.7%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 31%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 48%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 48%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.3, 9.85, -20.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.3, 22.53, 295.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.307, 1.965, 5.567)`
Decimal	`2302787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232343, 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 #232343	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232343 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #232343 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232343; }
.text { color: #232343; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232343; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 35 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232343, #332343); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #232343?: #232343 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232343?: The RGB value is 35, 35, 67: 35 red, 35 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232343?: The complementary color is #434323, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232343?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.