What color is #232D2F?

#232D2F is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Nightmare Fuel. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232D2F?

The RGB value is 35, 45, 47: 35 red, 45 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232D2F?

The complementary color is #2F2523, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232D2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232D2F color

#232D2F rgb(35, 45, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #232D2F is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 17.6% green and 18.4% blue (35, 45, 47).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 15% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare Fuel (#293135), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.11:1).

#232D2F color codes

HEX	`#232D2F`
RGB	`rgb(35, 45, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 17.6%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 15%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 26%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 4%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.64, -3.72, -2.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.64, 4.61, 216.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.144, 2.439, 3.047)`
Decimal	`2305327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232D2F, 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 #232D2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232D2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.11:1	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 #232D2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232d2f; }
.text { color: #232d2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232d2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 45 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232d2f, #23272f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #232D2F?: #232D2F is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Nightmare Fuel. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232D2F?: The RGB value is 35, 45, 47: 35 red, 45 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232D2F?: The complementary color is #2F2523, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232D2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.