What color is #232936?

#232936 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 #232936?

The RGB value is 35, 41, 54: 35 red, 41 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232936?

The complementary color is #363023, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232936?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232936 color

#232936 rgb(35, 41, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #232936 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 16.1% green and 21.2% blue (35, 41, 54).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 21% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Mystery (#1E2433), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.56:1).

#232936 color codes

HEX	`#232936`
RGB	`rgb(35, 41, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 16.1%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 21%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 35%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 24%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.55, 1.14, -9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.55, 9.32, 277.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.152, 2.209, 3.802)`
Decimal	`2304310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232936, 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 #232936	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232936 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #232936 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232936; }
.text { color: #232936; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232936; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 41 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232936, #272336); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #232936?: #232936 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 #232936?: The RGB value is 35, 41, 54: 35 red, 41 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232936?: The complementary color is #363023, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232936?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.