What color is #232922?

#232922 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232922?

The RGB value is 35, 41, 34: 35 red, 41 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232922?

The complementary color is #282229, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232922?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232922 color

#232922 rgb(35, 41, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #232922 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 16.1% green and 13.3% blue (35, 41, 34).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 9% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.88:1).

#232922 color codes

HEX	`#232922`
RGB	`rgb(35, 41, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 16.1%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 9%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 17%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 17%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.79, -4.39, 3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.79, 5.74, 139.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.775, 2.059, 1.817)`
Decimal	`2304290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232922, 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 #232922	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232922 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #232922 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232922; }
.text { color: #232922; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232922; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 41 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232922, #222925); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #232922?: #232922 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232922?: The RGB value is 35, 41, 34: 35 red, 41 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232922?: The complementary color is #282229, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232922?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.