What color is #232D49?

#232D49 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #232D49?

The RGB value is 35, 45, 73: 35 red, 45 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #232D49?

The complementary color is #493F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #232D49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#232D49 color

#232D49 rgb(35, 45, 73)

Shades of blue

The hex color #232D49 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 17.6% green and 28.6% blue (35, 45, 73).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 35% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Eternal Darkness (#1C2841), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.61:1).

#232D49 color codes

HEX	`#232D49`
RGB	`rgb(35, 45, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 17.6%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 35%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 52%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 38%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.86, 4.76, -18.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.86, 19.35, 284.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.834, 2.715, 6.677)`
Decimal	`2305353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #232D49, 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 #232D49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#232D49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #232D49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #232d49; }
.text { color: #232d49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232d49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 45 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #232d49, #2c2349); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #232D49?: #232D49 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #232D49?: The RGB value is 35, 45, 73: 35 red, 45 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #232D49?: The complementary color is #493F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #232D49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.