What color is #23270A?

#23270A is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23270A?

The RGB value is 35, 39, 10: 35 red, 39 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23270A?

The complementary color is #0E0A27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23270A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23270A color

#23270A rgb(35, 39, 10)

Shades of green

The hex color #23270A is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 15.3% green and 3.9% blue (35, 39, 10).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 59% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 74% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.37:1).

#23270A color codes

HEX	`#23270A`
RGB	`rgb(35, 39, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 15.3%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 59%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 74%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 74%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.57, -7.1, 17.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.57, 18.49, 112.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.473, 1.83, 0.563)`
Decimal	`2303754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23270A, 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 #23270A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23270A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #23270A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23270a; }
.text { color: #23270a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23270a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 39 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23270a, #15270a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #23270A?: #23270A is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23270A?: The RGB value is 35, 39, 10: 35 red, 39 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23270A?: The complementary color is #0E0A27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23270A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.