What color is #232612?

#232612 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232612?

The RGB value is 35, 38, 18: 35 red, 38 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232612?

The complementary color is #151226, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232612?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232612 color

#232612 rgb(35, 38, 18)

Shades of green

The hex color #232612 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 14.9% green and 7.1% blue (35, 38, 18).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 36% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.47:1).

#232612 color codes

HEX	`#232612`
RGB	`rgb(35, 38, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 14.9%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 36%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 53%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 53%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.33, -5.44, 12.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.33, 13.83, 113.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.495, 1.787, 0.838)`
Decimal	`2303506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232612, 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 #232612	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232612 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.47:1	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 #232612 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232612; }
.text { color: #232612; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232612; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 38 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232612, #192612); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #232612?: #232612 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232612?: The RGB value is 35, 38, 18: 35 red, 38 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232612?: The complementary color is #151226, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232612?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.