What color is #23242D?

#23242D is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Jaguar. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23242D?

The RGB value is 35, 36, 45: 35 red, 36 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23242D?

The complementary color is #2D2C23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23242D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23242D color

#23242D rgb(35, 36, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #23242D is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 14.1% green and 17.6% blue (35, 36, 45).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 13% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Jaguar (#29292F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.42:1).

#23242D color codes

HEX	`#23242D`
RGB	`rgb(35, 36, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 14.1%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 13%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 22%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 20%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.45, 1.97, -6.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.45, 6.4, 287.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.798, 1.809, 2.736)`
Decimal	`2303021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23242D, 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 #23242D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23242D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #23242D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23242d; }
.text { color: #23242d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23242d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 36 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23242d, #27232d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #23242D?: #23242D is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Jaguar. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23242D?: The RGB value is 35, 36, 45: 35 red, 36 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23242D?: The complementary color is #2D2C23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23242D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.