What color is #232841?

#232841 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 #232841?

The RGB value is 35, 40, 65: 35 red, 40 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232841?

The complementary color is #413C23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232841?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232841 color

#232841 rgb(35, 40, 65)

Shades of blue

The hex color #232841 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 15.7% green and 25.5% blue (35, 40, 65).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 30% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% 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 14.47:1).

#232841 color codes

HEX	`#232841`
RGB	`rgb(35, 40, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 15.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 30%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 46%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 38%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.78, 5.52, -16.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.78, 17.44, 288.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.406, 2.256, 5.309)`
Decimal	`2304065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232841, 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 #232841	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232841 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #232841 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232841; }
.text { color: #232841; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232841; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 40 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232841, #2d2341); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #232841?: #232841 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 #232841?: The RGB value is 35, 40, 65: 35 red, 40 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232841?: The complementary color is #413C23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232841?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.