What color is #232A3D?

#232A3D 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 #232A3D?

The RGB value is 35, 42, 61: 35 red, 42 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232A3D?

The complementary color is #3D3623, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232A3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232A3D color

#232A3D rgb(35, 42, 61)

Shades of blue

The hex color #232A3D is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 16.5% green and 23.9% blue (35, 42, 61).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 27% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Express (#21263A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.29:1).

#232A3D color codes

HEX	`#232A3D`
RGB	`rgb(35, 42, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 16.5%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 27%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 43%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 31%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.23, 2.72, -13.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.23, 13.36, 281.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.363, 2.35, 4.743)`
Decimal	`2304573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232A3D, 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 #232A3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232A3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #232A3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232a3d; }
.text { color: #232a3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232a3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 42 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232a3d, #29233d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #232A3D?: #232A3D 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 #232A3D?: The RGB value is 35, 42, 61: 35 red, 42 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232A3D?: The complementary color is #3D3623, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232A3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.