What color is #232835?

#232835 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232835?

The RGB value is 35, 40, 53: 35 red, 40 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232835?

The complementary color is #353023, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232835?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232835 color

#232835 rgb(35, 40, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #232835 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 15.7% green and 20.8% blue (35, 40, 53).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 20% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Mystery (#1E2433), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.72:1).

#232835 color codes

HEX	`#232835`
RGB	`rgb(35, 40, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 15.7%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 20%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 34%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 25%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.16, 1.54, -9.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.16, 9.27, 279.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.094, 2.132, 3.669)`
Decimal	`2304053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232835, 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 #232835	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232835 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #232835 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232835; }
.text { color: #232835; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232835; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 40 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232835, #272335); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #232835?: #232835 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232835?: The RGB value is 35, 40, 53: 35 red, 40 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232835?: The complementary color is #353023, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232835?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.