What color is #23263E?

#23263E 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 #23263E?

The RGB value is 35, 38, 62: 35 red, 38 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23263E?

The complementary color is #3E3B23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23263E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23263E color

#23263E rgb(35, 38, 62)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 14.9% green and 24.3% blue (35, 38, 62).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 28% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Express (#21263A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.81:1).

#23263E color codes

HEX	`#23263E`
RGB	`rgb(35, 38, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 14.9%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 28%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 44%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 39%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.96, 5.93, -15.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.96, 16.83, 290.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.255, 2.091, 4.841)`
Decimal	`2303550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23263E, 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 #23263E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23263E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #23263E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23263e; }
.text { color: #23263e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23263e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 38 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23263e, #2e233e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #23263E?: #23263E 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 #23263E?: The RGB value is 35, 38, 62: 35 red, 38 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23263E?: The complementary color is #3E3B23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23263E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.