What color is #23293D?

#23293D 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 #23293D?

The RGB value is 35, 41, 61: 35 red, 41 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23293D?

The complementary color is #3D3723, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23293D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23293D color

#23293D rgb(35, 41, 61)

Shades of blue

The hex color #23293D is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 16.1% green and 23.9% blue (35, 41, 61).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 27% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Express (#21263A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.42:1).

#23293D color codes

HEX	`#23293D`
RGB	`rgb(35, 41, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 16.1%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 27%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 43%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 33%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.89, 3.43, -13.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.89, 14.03, 284.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.328, 2.28, 4.731)`
Decimal	`2304317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23293D, 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 #23293D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23293D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.42:1	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 #23293D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23293d; }
.text { color: #23293d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23293d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 41 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23293d, #2a233d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #23293D?: #23293D 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 #23293D?: The RGB value is 35, 41, 61: 35 red, 41 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23293D?: The complementary color is #3D3723, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23293D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.