What color is #232A38?

#232A38 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 #232A38?

The RGB value is 35, 42, 56: 35 red, 42 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232A38?

The complementary color is #383123, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232A38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232A38 color

#232A38 rgb(35, 42, 56)

Shades of black

The hex color #232A38 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 16.5% green and 22% blue (35, 42, 56).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 23% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Mystery (#1E2433), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.39:1).

#232A38 color codes

HEX	`#232A38`
RGB	`rgb(35, 42, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 16.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 23%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 37%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 25%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.98, 1.07, -9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.98, 10.04, 276.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.235, 2.299, 4.067)`
Decimal	`2304568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232A38, 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 #232A38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232A38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.39:1	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 #232A38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232a38; }
.text { color: #232a38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232a38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 42 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232a38, #272338); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #232A38?: #232A38 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 #232A38?: The RGB value is 35, 42, 56: 35 red, 42 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232A38?: The complementary color is #383123, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232A38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.