What color is #23263C?

#23263C is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23263C?

The RGB value is 35, 38, 60: 35 red, 38 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23263C?

The complementary color is #3C3923, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23263C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23263C color

#23263C rgb(35, 38, 60)

Shades of blue

The hex color #23263C is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 14.9% green and 23.5% blue (35, 38, 60).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 26% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Express (#21263A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.85:1).

#23263C color codes

HEX	`#23263C`
RGB	`rgb(35, 38, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 14.9%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 26%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 42%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 37%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.85, 5.25, -14.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.85, 15.45, 289.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.202, 2.07, 4.558)`
Decimal	`2303548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23263C, 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 #23263C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23263C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #23263C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23263c; }
.text { color: #23263c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23263c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 38 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23263c, #2c233c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #23263C?: #23263C is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23263C?: The RGB value is 35, 38, 60: 35 red, 38 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23263C?: The complementary color is #3C3923, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23263C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.