What color is #232C24?

#232C24 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232C24?

The RGB value is 35, 44, 36: 35 red, 44 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232C24?

The complementary color is #2C232B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232C24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232C24 color

#232C24 rgb(35, 44, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #232C24 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 17.3% green and 14.1% blue (35, 44, 36).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 11% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.41:1).

#232C24 color codes

HEX	`#232C24`
RGB	`rgb(35, 44, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 17.3%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 11%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 20%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 18%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.92, -5.92, 3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.92, 7.09, 146.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.912, 2.286, 2.009)`
Decimal	`2305060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232C24, 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 #232C24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232C24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.41:1	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 #232C24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232c24; }
.text { color: #232c24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232c24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 44 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232c24, #232c28); }

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Questions

What color is #232C24?: #232C24 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232C24?: The RGB value is 35, 44, 36: 35 red, 44 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232C24?: The complementary color is #2C232B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232C24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.