What color is #232C42?

#232C42 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232C42?

The RGB value is 35, 44, 66: 35 red, 44 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232C42?

The complementary color is #423923, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232C42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232C42 color

#232C42 rgb(35, 44, 66)

Shades of blue

The hex color #232C42 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 17.3% green and 25.9% blue (35, 44, 66).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 31% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Eternal Darkness (#1C2841), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.9:1).

#232C42 color codes

HEX	`#232C42`
RGB	`rgb(35, 44, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 17.3%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 31%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 47%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 33%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.15, 3, -15.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.15, 15.39, 281.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.577, 2.552, 5.51)`
Decimal	`2305090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232C42, 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 #232C42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232C42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #232C42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232c42; }
.text { color: #232c42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232c42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 44 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232c42, #2a2342); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #232C42?: #232C42 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232C42?: The RGB value is 35, 44, 66: 35 red, 44 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232C42?: The complementary color is #423923, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232C42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.