What color is #232A19?

#232A19 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232A19?

The RGB value is 35, 42, 25: 35 red, 42 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232A19?

The complementary color is #20192A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232A19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232A19 color

#232A19 rgb(35, 42, 25)

Shades of gray

The hex color #232A19 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 16.5% green and 9.8% blue (35, 42, 25).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 25% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

#232A19 color codes

HEX	`#232A19`
RGB	`rgb(35, 42, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 16.5%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 25%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 40%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 40%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.92, -6.91, 10.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.92, 12.26, 124.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.697, 2.083, 1.232)`
Decimal	`2304537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232A19, 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 #232A19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232A19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #232A19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232a19; }
.text { color: #232a19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232a19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 42 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232a19, #1b2a19); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #232A19?: #232A19 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232A19?: The RGB value is 35, 42, 25: 35 red, 42 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232A19?: The complementary color is #20192A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232A19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.