What color is #232C33?

#232C33 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Cinder. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232C33?

The RGB value is 35, 44, 51: 35 red, 44 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232C33?

The complementary color is #332A23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232C33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232C33 color

#232C33 rgb(35, 44, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #232C33 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 17.3% green and 20% blue (35, 44, 51).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 19% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Cinder (#242A2E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.19:1).

#232C33 color codes

HEX	`#232C33`
RGB	`rgb(35, 44, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 17.3%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 19%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 31%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 14%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.45, -1.87, -5.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.45, 6.09, 252.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.191, 2.398, 3.479)`
Decimal	`2305075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232C33, 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 #232C33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232C33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #232C33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232c33; }
.text { color: #232c33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232c33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 44 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232c33, #232433); }

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Questions

What color is #232C33?: #232C33 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Cinder. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232C33?: The RGB value is 35, 44, 51: 35 red, 44 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232C33?: The complementary color is #332A23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232C33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.