What color is #232C3A?

#232C3A is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232C3A?

The RGB value is 35, 44, 58: 35 red, 44 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232C3A?

The complementary color is #3A3123, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232C3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232C3A color

#232C3A rgb(35, 44, 58)

Shades of black

The hex color #232C3A is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 17.3% green and 22.7% blue (35, 44, 58).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 25% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Dark (#1B2431), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.07:1).

#232C3A color codes

HEX	`#232C3A`
RGB	`rgb(35, 44, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 17.3%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 25%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 40%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 24%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.76, 0.32, -10.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.76, 10.2, 271.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.357, 2.464, 4.354)`
Decimal	`2305082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232C3A, 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 #232C3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232C3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #232C3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232c3a; }
.text { color: #232c3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232c3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 44 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232c3a, #25233a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #232C3A?: #232C3A is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232C3A?: The RGB value is 35, 44, 58: 35 red, 44 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232C3A?: The complementary color is #3A3123, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232C3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.