What color is #232D26?

#232D26 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 #232D26?

The RGB value is 35, 45, 38: 35 red, 45 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232D26?

The complementary color is #2D232A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232D26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232D26 color

#232D26 rgb(35, 45, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #232D26 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 17.6% green and 14.9% blue (35, 45, 38).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 13% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.24:1).

#232D26 color codes

HEX	`#232D26`
RGB	`rgb(35, 45, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 17.6%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 13%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 22%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 16%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.34, -6.1, 3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.34, 6.84, 152.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.981, 2.374, 2.187)`
Decimal	`2305318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232D26, 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 #232D26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232D26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #232D26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232d26; }
.text { color: #232d26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232d26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 45 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232d26, #232d2b); }

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Questions

What color is #232D26?: #232D26 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 #232D26?: The RGB value is 35, 45, 38: 35 red, 45 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232D26?: The complementary color is #2D232A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232D26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.