What color is #232749?

#232749 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232749?

The RGB value is 35, 39, 73: 35 red, 39 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232749?

The complementary color is #494523, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232749?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232749 color

#232749 rgb(35, 39, 73)

Shades of blue

The hex color #232749 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 15.3% green and 28.6% blue (35, 39, 73).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 35% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.4:1).

#232749 color codes

HEX	`#232749`
RGB	`rgb(35, 39, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 15.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 35%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 52%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 47%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.94, 9.08, -21.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.94, 23.62, 292.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.621, 2.289, 6.606)`
Decimal	`2303817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232749, 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 #232749	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232749 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #232749 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232749; }
.text { color: #232749; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232749; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 39 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232749, #322349); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #232749?: #232749 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232749?: The RGB value is 35, 39, 73: 35 red, 39 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232749?: The complementary color is #494523, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232749?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.