What color is #232B20?

#232B20 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232B20?

The RGB value is 35, 43, 32: 35 red, 43 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232B20?

The complementary color is #28202B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232B20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232B20 color

#232B20 rgb(35, 43, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #232B20 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 16.9% green and 12.5% blue (35, 43, 32).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 15% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.6:1).

#232B20 color codes

HEX	`#232B20`
RGB	`rgb(35, 43, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 16.9%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 15%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 26%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 26%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.45, -6.17, 6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.45, 8.62, 135.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.818, 2.189, 1.693)`
Decimal	`2304800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232B20, 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 #232B20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232B20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.6:1	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 #232B20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232b20; }
.text { color: #232b20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232b20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 43 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232b20, #202b23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #232B20?: #232B20 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232B20?: The RGB value is 35, 43, 32: 35 red, 43 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232B20?: The complementary color is #28202B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232B20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.